Word Finder - gripe

noun

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A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.

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A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.

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Grasp; clutch; grip

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That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.

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the gripe of a sword

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

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Oppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress.

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the gripe of poverty

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(chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.

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

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

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An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.

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A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin.

verb

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To complain; to whine.

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To annoy or bother.

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What's griping you?

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To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.

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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.

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To suffer griping pains.

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To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).

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To seize or grasp.

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