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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. Show More
verb (used with object), griped, grip·ing. to seize and hold firmly; grip ; grasp; clutch. to produce pain in (the bowels) as if by constriction. to distress or oppress. to annoy or irritate: His tone of voice gripes me. to grasp or clutch, as a miser. Nautical to secure (a lifeboat) to a deck or against a pudding boom on davits. Show More
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching. Informal a nagging complaint. a firm hold; clutch. a grasp; hold; control. 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. a handle, hilt, etc. Usually gripes. Pathology an intermittent spasmodic pain in the bowels. Show More
Origin of gripe 1350–1400; Middle English gripen, Old English grīpan; cognate with
Dutch grijpen, German griefen; see
grip ,
grope Related forms grip·er , noun gripe·ful , adjective grip·ing·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for griped objection ,
grievance ,
ache ,
moan ,
squawk ,
nag ,
carp ,
grumble ,
mutter ,
murmur ,
illness ,
pain ,
distress ,
groan ,
indisposition ,
pang ,
aching ,
affliction ,
disorder ,
infirmity Examples from the Web for griped Contemporary Examples of griped Historical Examples of griped He laid hold of me by the throat, and griped me with a quivering grasp.
Thus had Amilcare been sold by his own purchase, and thus Grifone griped in his own springe.
They went feverish and gaunt, with parched mouths and griped stomachs.
The others, according to the quantity they had taken, were griped also.
Now he griped at the beast between the ears and held him off, so that he got not at him to bite.
British Dictionary definitions for griped (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 Show More
(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 Show More
Derived Forms griper , noun gripingly , adverb Word Origin for gripe Old English grīpan; related to Gothic greipan, Old High German grīfan to seize, Lithuanian greibiu
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Word Origin and History for griped v. Old English gripan "grasp at, lay hold, attack, take, seek to get hold of," from Proto-Germanic *gripanan (cf. Old Saxon gripan , Old Norse gripa , Dutch grijpen , Gothic greipan , Old High German grifan , German greifen "to seize"), from PIE root *ghreib- "to grip" (cf. Lithuanian griebiu "to seize"). Figurative sense of "complain, grouse" is first attested 1932, probably from earlier meaning "gripping pain in the bowels" (c.1600; cf. bellyache ). Related: Griped ; griping .
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n. late 14c., from gripe (v.). Figurative sense by 1934.
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To have sharp pains in the bowels. Show More
gripes Sharp, spasmodic pains in the bowels. A firm hold; a grasp. Show More
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