gripe+or+grip
21gripe — [c]/graɪp / (say gruyp) verb (griped, griping) –verb (t) 1. to seize and hold firmly; grip; grasp; clutch. 2. to distress or oppress. 3. Nautical to secure (a ship s boat) on the deck or on the davits in order to prevent movement at sea. –verb… …
22grip — [OE] Grip comes from a prehistoric Germanic verb *gripjan, derived from a base *grip . Variants of this base produced gripe [OE] (which originally meant simply ‘grasp’), grope [OE], and possibly also grab. French borrowed it as gripper ‘seize’,… …
23grip — v. & n. v. (gripped, gripping) 1 a tr. grasp tightly; take a firm hold of. b intr. take a firm hold, esp. by friction. 2 tr. (of a feeling or emotion) deeply affect (a person) (was gripped by fear). 3 tr. compel the attention or interest of (a… …
24Gripe (tool) — A gripe is a simple form of clamp used in building a clinker boat, for temporarily holding the strake which is being fitted onto the one to which it is to be attached. The strake is relatively thin and wide so that it is necessary for the tool to …
25gripe — v. & n. v. 1 intr. colloq. complain, esp. peevishly. 2 tr. affect with gastric or intestinal pain. 3 tr. archaic clutch, grip. 4 Naut. a tr. secure with gripes. b intr. turn to face the wind in spite of the helm. n. 1 (usu. in pl.) gastric or… …
26grip — Synonyms and related words: abduct, ability, absorb, absorb the attention, access, acerbity, acidity, acridity, acrimony, address, adeptness, adhere to, administration, adroitness, airmanship, apoplexy, apprehension, approach, arrest, artfulness …
27gripe — Synonyms and related words: abduct, ache, aching, adhere to, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, air a grievance, angina, annoy, backache, badger, bait, bare cupboard, bare subsistence, be at, bear hug, bedevil, beef, beefing, beggarliness, beggary …
28grip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. handle; handclasp; hold, control; informal, suitcase, bag, satchel. v. seize, grasp, clutch, hold. See acquisition, receptacle, retention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The power of gripping] Syn. grasp,… …
29gripe — [[t]graɪp[/t]] v. griped, grip•ing, n. 1) Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble 2) pat to suffer pain in the bowels 3) to seize and hold firmly; grasp; clutch 4) pat to produce pain in (the bowels) as if by constriction 5) cvb to …
30gripe — I. v. a. 1. Seize, clutch, grasp, clasp, snatch, lay hold of, grip. 2. Press, compress, squeeze, pinch, hold fast, grip. 3. Pain, distress, pinch, straighten, give pain to (especially in the bowels). II. n. 1. Grasp, clutch, hold, seizure, grip.… …
