v.
- informal complain about something trivial.
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[usu. as adj. griping]
affect with gastric or intestinal pain.
- archaic grasp tightly; clutch.
- Nautical secure with gripes.
- Sailing (of a ship) turn to face the wind in spite of the helm.
n.
- informal a trivial complaint.
- gastric or intestinal pain; colic.
- archaic an act of grasping.
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(gripes)
Nautical lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits.
Derivative
Etymology
OE grīpan ‘grasp, clutch’, of Gmc origin; rel. to grip and grope.