3. (noun)Gripe that on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword
4. (noun)Gripe a device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel
5. (noun)Gripe oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty
6. (noun)Gripe pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural
7. (noun)Gripe the piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot
8. (noun)Gripe the compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind
9. (noun)Gripe an assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging
10. (verb)Gripe to catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch
11. (verb)Gripe to seize and hold fast; to embrace closely
12. (verb)Gripe 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
13. (verb)Gripe to clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe
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