Gripe

Gripe
Gripe 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. Cf. {Grip}, v. t., {Grope}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch. [1913 Webster]

2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely. [1913 Webster]

Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ? --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster]

3. 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. [1913 Webster]

How inly sorrow gripes his soul. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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 or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Gripe — Gripe, v. i. 1. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer griping pains. Jocke. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gripe — Gripe, n. [See {Grype}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A vulture; the griffin. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Like a white hind under the gripe s sharp claws. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Gripe s egg}, an alchemist s vessel. [Obs.] E. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • gripe — 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) …   Medical dictionary

  • gripe — ‘Enfermedad epidémica caracterizada por fiebre y síntomas catarrales’. Es voz femenina, como en francés, lengua de donde la hemos tomado: «Creo que me ha venido una gripe fuerte» (Bayly Mujer [Perú 2002]). En Colombia y México se emplea a menudo …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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