ALL meanings of griper
gripe
G g - noun griper One who gripes. 1
- verb without object griper Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble. 1
- verb without object griper to suffer pain in the bowels. 1
- verb without object griper Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to tend to come into the wind; to be ardent. 1
- verb with object griper to seize and hold firmly; grip; grasp; clutch. 1
- verb with object griper to produce pain in (the bowels) as if by constriction. 1
- verb with object griper to distress or oppress. 1
- verb with object griper to annoy or irritate: His tone of voice gripes me. 1
- verb with object griper to grasp or clutch, as a miser. 1
- verb with object griper Nautical. to secure (a lifeboat) to a deck or against a pudding boom on davits. 1
- noun griper the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching. 1
- noun griper Informal. a nagging complaint. 1
- noun griper a firm hold; clutch. 1
- noun griper a grasp; hold; control. 1
- noun griper something that grips or clutches; a claw or grip. 1
- noun griper Nautical. a lashing or chain by which a boat is secured to a deck or in position on davits. Also called gripe piece. a curved timber connecting the stem or cutwater of a wooden hull with the keel. the exterior angle or curve formed by this piece; forefoot. the forward end of the dished keel of a metal hull. 1
- noun griper a handle, hilt, etc. 1
- noun griper Usually, gripes. Pathology. an intermittent spasmodic pain in the bowels. 1
- noun griper (archaic) An oppressor or extortioner. 0