Definition of gripe Gripe
/gɹajˈp/ - [grayp] - gripe
We found 34 definitions of gripe from 7 different sources.
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What does gripe mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: gripes |
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| gripe - informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" | ||
| kick, beef, bitch, squawk | ||
| objection (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality | ||
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| gripe - complain; "What was he hollering about?" | ||
| bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler | ||
| kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gripe (Noun)
A complaint; a petty concern. - gripe (Noun)
A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems. - gripe (Noun)
grasp; clutch; grip. - gripe (Noun)
That which is grasped; a handle; a grip. - gripe (Noun)
A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel. - gripe (Noun)
Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress. - gripe (Noun)
Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines. - gripe (Noun)
The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. - gripe (Noun)
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. - gripe (Noun)
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted. - gripe (Verb)
To make a grab to, towards, at or upon something. - gripe (Verb)
To seize, grasp. - gripe (Verb)
To complain; to whine.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gripe (n.)
A vulture; the griffin. - gripe (v. t.)
To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch. - gripe (v. t.)
To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely. - gripe (v. t.)
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. - gripe (v. i.)
To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe. - gripe (v. i.)
To suffer griping pains. - gripe (v. i.)
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm. - gripe (n.)
Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. - gripe (n.)
That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword. - gripe (n.)
A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel. - gripe (n.)
Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty. - gripe (n.)
Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural. - gripe (n.)
The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. - gripe (n.)
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. - 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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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gripe
An expression of grievance, resentment or displeasure.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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gripe
the same with FORE-FOOT. See that article.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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gripe
Is generally formed by the scarph of the stem and keel. (See FORE-FOOT.) This is retained, or shaved away, according to the object of making the vessel hold a better wind, or have greater facility in wearing.--To gripe. To carry too much weather-helm. A vessel gripes when she tends to come up into the wind while sailing close-hauled. She gripes according to her trim. If it continues it is remedied by lightening forward, or making her draw deeper aft.
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