English Dictionary

gripe

/ɡɹaɪp/

noun

A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. / (nautical) A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems. / (obsolete) Grasp; clutch; grip.

I have a gripe about the service at this restaurant.

意味（1）

A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.

意味（2）

(nautical) A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.

意味（3）

(obsolete) Grasp; clutch; grip.

A barren sceptre in my gripe.

意味（4）

(obsolete) That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.

the gripe of a sword

意味（5）

(engineering, dated) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.

意味（6）

(obsolete) Oppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress.

the gripe of poverty

意味（7）

(chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.

意味（8）

(nautical) The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.

意味（9）

(nautical) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.

意味（10）

(nautical) An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.