|noun|
1.A minor complaint.
‘my only gripe is the size of the page numbers’
‘There are some minor _gripes_ I do have with the game play.’
2.An act of grasping something tightly.
‘he seized me by the arms with a rude gripe’
‘Do we know that there is a possibility, on any terms, of unclasping the firm gripe of this little Hand, which was laid upon me before I came into the world?’
3.Gastric or intestinal pain; colic.
‘seeing your tiny baby suffering with wind and gripe’
‘When I brought him home he slept and then he started to cry loudly and I thought he had gripe.’
4.Lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits.
‘The whole operation is performed by one man only in the boat, who, by simply paying off a rope, unlashes and frees the boat from the ship’s _gripes_ .’
‘As soon as we lowered the starboard action boat to the next deck the _gripes_ of the boat caught and we had to cut them with an axe.’
|verb|
1.(of a ship) turn to face the wind despite the efforts of the helmsman.
‘I had occasion to observe the vessel _griped_ to windward considerably.’
2.Affect with gastric or intestinal pain.
‘spasmodic _griping_ pains’
‘Sometimes the _griping_ pain was so severe that she screamed and tossed in the bed.’
3.Complain about something in a persistent, irritating way.
‘it’s no use _griping_ about your boss or your pay’
‘‘Holidays make no difference to Simon,’ Pat _griped_ ’
4.Grasp tightly; clutch.
‘Hilyard _griped_ his dagger’
5.Secure (a boat) with gripes.
‘The boat must be fully _griped_ in at the davits and the harbour stop pins must be out.’
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