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

Verb

[griping, griped]

1. Informal to complain persistently

2. to cause sudden intense pain in the bowels

Noun

1. Informal a complaint

2. the gripes a sudden intense pain in the bowels [Old English grīpan]

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 1. (Informal) complain, moan, groan, grumble, beef (slang) carp, bitch (slang) nag, whine, grouse, bleat, grouch (informal) bellyache (slang) kvetch U.S. (slang)

noun 2. (Informal) complaint, protest, objection, beef (slang) moan, grumble, grievance, grouse, grouch (informal)

Translations

gripe [graɪp] n (col) (= complaint); queja

vi (col) (= complain): to gripe (about) → quejarse (de);

gripes npl → retortijones mpl

gripe [graɪp] n (Med) → coliques fpl;

(inf) (= complaint); ronchonnement m, rouspétance f

vi (inf) → râler

gripe [graɪp] (inf) n (complaint) → Meckerei f

vi → meckern;

the gripes (Med) → Kolik f, Bauchschmerzen pl

gripe [graɪp] n (MED) → colica;

(col) (= complaint); lagna

vi (col) → brontolare