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Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.

Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty..

Fist :: Fist (v. t.) To gripe with the fist.

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..

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 (v. i.) To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe..

Griper :: Griper (a.) One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner.

Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.

Gripe :: 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..

Curmurring :: Curmurring (n.) Murmuring; grumbling; -- sometimes applied to the rumbling produced by a slight attack of the gripes.

Tormentil :: Tormentil (n.) A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea..

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp..

Grasp :: Grasp (n.) A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms..

Grip :: Grip (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword..

Hold :: Hold (n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay..

Gripe :: Gripe (n.) That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword..

Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.

Grab :: Grab (v. t. & i.) To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.

Griffon :: Griffon (n.) A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the eagle of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir..

Gripeful :: Gripeful (a.) Disposed to gripe; extortionate.

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