Definition of gripe

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

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Handygripe :: Handygripe (n.) Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting..
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped.
Griped :: Griped (imp. & p. p.) of Grip.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
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.) That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword..
Fang :: Fang (a.) To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. i.) To suffer griping pains.
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power..
Gripple :: Gripple (n.) A grasp; a gripe.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
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..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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..
Burr :: Burr (n.) A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping..
Griper :: Griper (a.) One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner.
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