gripe or grip
1Grip — Grip, n. [AS. gripe. Cf. {Grip}, v. t., {Gripe}, v. t.] 1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping. [1913 Webster] 2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet …
2grip — grip1 [grip] n. [ME gripe < OE gripa, a clutch, handful < base of grīpan: see GRIPE] 1. the act of taking firmly and holding fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.; secure grasp; firm hold 2. the manner in which this is done 3. any… …
3Grip — Grip, v. t. [From {Grip} a grasp; or P. gripper to seize; of German origin. See {Gripe}, v. t.] To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe. [1913 Webster] …
4Gripe — Gripe, n. 1. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. [1913 Webster] A barren scepter in my gripe. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mech.) A device for grasping or… …
5Gripe penny — Gripe Gripe, n. 1. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. [1913 Webster] A barren scepter in my gripe. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mech.) A device for grasping …
6gripe — grīp vb, griped; grip·ing vt to cause pinching and spasmodic pain in the bowels of vi to experience gripes gripe n a pinching spasmodic intestinal pain usu. used in pl. * * * n. severe abdominal pain (see colic) …
7Gripe — Gripe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Griped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Griping}.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr?fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to seize …
8gripe — [n1] complaint ache, aching, affliction, disorder, distress, grievance, groan, grouse, grumble, illness, indisposition, infirmity, moan, objection, pain, pang; concepts 52,278,313 Ant. compliment, flattery, praise gripe [n2] strong hold clamp,… …
9grip — [n1] clasp, embrace anchor, brace, catch, cinch, cincture, clamp, clamping, clench, clinch, clutch, coercion, constraint, crushing, duress, enclosing, enclosure, fastening, fixing, grapnel, grapple, grasp, gripe, handclasp, handgrip, handhold,… …
10gripe — (v.) O.E. gripan grasp at, lay hold, attack, take, seek to get hold of, from P.Gmc. *gripanan (Cf. O.S. gripan, O.N. gripa, Du. grijpen, Goth. greipan, O.H.G. grifan, Ger. greifen to seize ), from PIE root *ghreib to grip (Cf. Lith. griebiu …
