gripe

[ grahyp ]

/ graɪp /

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verb (used without object), griped, grip·ing.

Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.

to suffer pain in the bowels.

Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to tend to come into the wind; to be ardent.

verb (used with object), griped, grip·ing.

Informal. to annoy or irritate: His tone of voice gripes me.

to produce pain in (the bowels) as if by constriction.

to distress, afflict, or oppress: poverty that gripes and pinches us.

Nautical. to secure (a lifeboat) to a deck or against a pudding boom on davits.

Archaic.

to seize and hold firmly with the hand, claws, etc.; grasp; clutch.
to greedily take possession of and hold tightly:The miser gripes his money for fear of losing it.

noun

Informal. a nagging complaint.

Usually gripes. Pathology. an intermittent spasmodic pain in the bowels.

something that grips or clutches; a claw or grip.

Nautical.

a lashing or chain by which a boat is secured to a deck or in position on davits.
Also called gripe piece . a curved timber connecting the stem or cutwater of a wooden hull with the keel.
the exterior angle or curve formed by this piece; forefoot.
the forward end of the dished keel of a metal hull.

Archaic.

the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
a firm hold; clutch.
mastery; hold; control.

Rare. a handle, hilt, etc.

SYNONYMS FOR gripe

1 whine, mutter, carp, rail, bellyache.

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Origin of gripe

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gripen, Old English grīpan; cognate with Dutch grijpen, German griefen; see grip, grope

OTHER WORDS FROM gripe

griper, noungripeful, adjectivegrip·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gripe

grip, gripe , grippe

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Example sentences from the Web for gripe

Amid the gripes about the pandemic and the election, Barnett posted to his Facebook page a video of people arriving for Wednesday’s rally.
Man who posed at Pelosi desk said in Facebook post that he is prepared for violent death|Jon Swaine|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
We griped and laughed and swore and made fun of one another and ourselves.
I Reenlisted to Return to Afghanistan, Only to Find Myself in Kuwait|Jonathan Raab|April 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He laid hold of me by the throat, and griped me with a quivering grasp.
Wilfrid Cumbermede|George MacDonald
Thus had Amilcare been sold by his own purchase, and thus Grifone griped in his own springe.
Little Novels of Italy|Maurice Henry Hewlett

But Maxley stretched his long limbs, and caught him in two strides, and griped his shoulder without ceremony.
Hard Cash|Charles Reade
The shops sold goods that only poverty could buy, and sellers and buyers were pinched and griped alike.
The Old Curiosity Shop|Charles Dickens
She had griped my arm very firmly in her great bony hand, and seemed preparing to drag me over by main force.
Uncle Silas|J. S. LeFanu

British Dictionary definitions for gripe

gripe

/ (ɡraɪp) /

verb

(intr) informal to complain, esp in a persistent nagging manner

to cause sudden intense pain in the intestines of (a person) or (of a person) to experience this pain

(intr) nautical (of a ship) to tend to come up into the wind in spite of the helm

archaic to clutch; grasp

(tr) archaic to afflict

noun

(usually plural) a sudden intense pain in the intestines; colic

informal a complaint or grievance

rare

the act of gripping
a firm grip
a device that grips

(in plural) nautical the lashings that secure a boat

Derived forms of gripe

griper, noungripingly, adverb

Word Origin for gripe

Old English grīpan; related to Gothic greipan, Old High German grīfan to seize, Lithuanian greibiu

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Medical definitions for gripe

gripe

[ grīp ]

v.

To have sharp pains in the bowels.

n.

gripes Sharp, spasmodic pains in the bowels.

A firm hold; a grasp.

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