gripe

Meanings

To complain; to whine.
To annoy or bother.
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
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.
To suffer griping pains.
To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).
To seize or grasp.

A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
grasp; clutch; grip
That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.
A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Oppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress.
Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.
A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin.

From Middle English gripen, from Old English grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- ("to grab, grasp"). Cognate with West Frisian gripe, Low German griepen, Dutch grijpen, German greifen, Danish gribe, Swedish gripa. See also grip, grope.

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