gripe

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A vulture; the griffin.

2. 2transitive verb

   To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.

3. 3transitive verb

   To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.

4. 4transitive verb

   To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.

5. 5intransitive verb

   To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To suffer griping pains.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm.

8. 8noun

   Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.

9. 9noun

   That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword.

10. 10noun

    A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.

11. 11noun

    Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty.

12. 12noun

    Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural.

13. 13noun

    The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.

14. 14noun

    The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.

15. 15noun

    An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging.

16. 16noun

    informal terms for objecting

    "I have a gripe about the service here"

    Synonyms

    beefbitchkicksquawk
17. 17verb

    complain

    "What was he hollering about?"

    Synonyms

    beefbellyachebitchcrabgrousehollersquawk