Meaning Of Gripe

n.

A vulture; the griffin.

v. t.

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

v. t.

To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.

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.

v. i.

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

v. i.

To suffer griping pains.

v. i.

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

n.

Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.

n.

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

n.

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

n.

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

n.

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

n.

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

n.

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

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.