gripe

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noun

The definition of a gripe is a complaint, or a sharp intestinal pain.
1. An example of gripe is a person's expression of their dissatisfaction with their work.
2. An example of gripe is the pain experienced by a person with irritable bowel syndrome.

verb

Gripe is defined as to experience sharp intestinal pain, or to complain.
1. An example of gripe is having pain caused by irritable bowel syndrome.
2. An example of gripe is a small child whining about having to eat vegetables.

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gripe

transitive verb

griped, grip′ing

Archaic
1. to grasp; clutch
2. to distress; oppress; afflict
to cause sudden, sharp pain in the bowels of
Informal to annoy; irritate

Origin of gripe

Middle English gripen from Old English gr?pan, to seize, akin to German greifen from Indo-European base an unverified form ghreib-, to grasp, akin to base of grab

to feel sharp pains in the bowels
Informal to complain; grumble

the pressure or pain of something distressing or afflicting
a sudden, sharp pain in the bowels: usually used in pl.
Rare a handle
1. a device that grips
2. [pl.]Naut. hooks, straps, etc. for holding a ship's boat in place
Informal a complaint
Archaic
1. a grasping or clutching
2. control; mastery

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gripe

verb

griped, grip·ing, gripes

verb

intransitive

Informal To complain naggingly or petulantly; grumble.
To have sharp pains in the bowels.

verb

transitive

Informal To irritate; annoy: Her petty complaints really gripe me.
To cause sharp pain in the bowels of.
To grasp; seize.
To oppress or afflict.

noun

Informal A complaint.
gripes Sharp, spasmodic pains in the bowels.
A firm hold; a grasp.
A grip; a handle.

Origin of gripe

Middle English gripen to seize from Old English grīpan

Related Forms:

grip′er
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present gripes, present participle griping, simple past and past participle griped)

(archaic) To seize, grasp.
(intransitive) To complain; to whine.
To suffer griping pains.
(nautical) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.

Noun

(plural gripes)

A complaint; a petty concern.
(nautical) A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
(engineering, dated) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress.
the gripe of poverty
(chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
(nautical) The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
(nautical) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
(nautical) An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.

Origin

From Middle English gripen, from Old English grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”). Cognate with West Frisian gripe, Low German griepen, Dutch grijpen, German greifen, Danish gribe, Swedish gripa. See also grip, grope.

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gripe - Medical Definition

v.

To have or cause to have sharp pain in the bowels.

n.

gripes Sharp, spasmodic pains in the bowels.

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grip′er
n.

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