Definition of gripe

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Gripe (v. i.) To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe..

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Fist :: Fist (v. t.) To gripe with the fist.
Griffon :: Griffon (n.) A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the eagle of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir..
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. i.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm..
Hold :: Hold (n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay..
Tormentil :: Tormentil (n.) A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Vice :: Vice (n.) A gripe or grasp.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A vulture; the griffin.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
Gripe :: Gripe (v. i.) To suffer griping pains.
Grab :: Grab (v. t. & i.) To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
Gripeful :: Gripeful (a.) Disposed to gripe; extortionate.
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
Gripple :: Gripple (n.) A grasp; a gripe.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) 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..
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