gripe

gripe  (grp)

v. griped, grip·ing, gripes

v.intr.

1. Informal To complain naggingly or petulantly; grumble.

2. To have sharp pains in the bowels.

v.tr.

1. Informal To irritate; annoy: Her petty complaints really gripe me.

2. To cause sharp pain in the bowels of.

3. To grasp; seize.

4. To oppress or afflict.

n.

1. Informal A complaint.

2. gripes Sharp, spasmodic pains in the bowels.

3. A firm hold; a grasp.

4. A grip; a handle.

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[Middle English gripen, to seize, from Old English grpan.]

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griper n.

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gripe [graɪp]

vb

1. (intr) Informal to complain, esp in a persistent nagging manner

2. (Medicine / Pathology) to cause sudden intense pain in the intestines of (a person) or (of a person) to experience this pain

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) Nautical (of a ship) to tend to come up into the wind in spite of the helm

4. Archaic to clutch; grasp

5. (tr) Archaic to afflict

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) (usually plural) a sudden intense pain in the intestines; colic

2. Informal a complaint or grievance

3. Now rare

a.  the act of gripping

b.  a firm grip

c.  a device that grips

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (in plural) Nautical the lashings that secure a boat

[Old English grīpan; related to Gothic greipan, Old High German grīfan to seize, Lithuanian greibiu]

griper  n

gripingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gripe - informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" squawk, beef, bitch, kick objection - the speech act of objecting
Verb	1.	gripe - complain; "What was he hollering about?" beef, bellyache, bitch, grouse, squawk, holler, crab kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

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gripe

verb

(Informal) complain, moan, groan, grumble, beef (slang), carp, bitch (slang), nag, whine, grouse, bleat, grouch (informal), bellyache (slang), kvetch (U.S. slang) He started griping about the prices they were charging.

noun

complaint (Informal) protest, objection, beef (slang), moan, grumble, grievance, grouse, grouch (informal) My only gripe is that just one main course and one dessert were available.

Translations

gripe [graɪp]

A. N

1. (= complaint) → queja f

2. (Med) (also gripes) → retortijón m de tripas

B. VI (= complain) → quejarse (about de)

C. VT (= anger) → dar rabia a

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gripe [ˈgraɪp]

n (= complaint) → sujet m de plainte

vi (= complain) → râler

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gripe

vt (US, inf, = annoy) → aufregen, fuchsen (inf)

vi (inf: = grumble) → meckern (inf), → nörgeln; to gripe at somebody → jdn anmeckern (inf), → jdn anmotzen (inf)

n

the gripes pl → Kolik f, → Bauchschmerzen pl; gripe water → Kolikmittel nt

(inf: = complaint) → Meckerei f (inf); have you any more gripes? → sonst hast du nichts zu meckern? (inf)

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gripe [graɪp]

1. n (fam) (complaint) → lagna
the gripes (stomach ache) → colica

2. vi (fam) (complain) to gripe (about) → lagnarsi (di)

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gripe [graɪp]

1. n (fam) (complaint) → lagna
the gripes (stomach ache) → colica

2. vi (fam) (complain) to gripe (about) → lagnarsi (di)

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gripe → شكوى reptání klage Klage γκρίνια queja valitus grognement pritužba lamentela 不平 불평 klacht klaging powód do narzekań queixa ворчун knot การบ่น şikayet càu nhàu 牢骚