Definition of gripe

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Gripe (v. t.) To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.

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Gripe :: Gripe (n.) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
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..
Tormina :: Tormina (n. pl.) acute, colicky pains; gripes..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. i.) To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. i.) To suffer griping pains.
Grab :: Grab (v. t. & i.) To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
Handygripe :: Handygripe (n.) Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting..
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..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword..
Vice :: Vice (n.) A gripe or grasp.
Burr :: Burr (n.) A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping..
Fang :: Fang (a.) To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch..
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..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword..
Curmurring :: Curmurring (n.) Murmuring; grumbling; -- sometimes applied to the rumbling produced by a slight attack of the gripes.
Gripple :: Gripple (n.) A grasp; a gripe.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind..
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
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