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gripe
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[ɡrʌɪp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- complain about something in a persistent, irritating way
(e.g: it's no use griping about your boss or your pay)
- grasp tightly; clutch
(e.g: Hilyard griped his dagger)
- secure (a boat) with gripes
- (of a ship) turn to face the wind despite the efforts of the helmsman
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English grīpan ‘grasp, clutch’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen ‘seize’, also to grip and grope; gripe, of US origin, dates from the 1930s
[ɡrʌɪp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a minor complaint
(e.g: my only gripe is the size of the page numbers)
- gastric or intestinal pain; colic
(e.g: if your baby has gripe or is teething, we have the medication to help them)
- an act of grasping something tightly
(e.g: he seized me by the arms with a rude gripe)
- lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English grīpan ‘grasp, clutch’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen ‘seize’, also to grip and grope; gripe, of US origin, dates from the 1930s
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