gripe

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for gripe

gripe 🔊 /gɹajˈp/

gripe : පීඩා කරනවා

gripe : බඩේ කැක්කුම

gripe : පීඩාව

gripe : තදින් අල්ලනවා

gripe : බඩ රිදවනවා

gripe : දෘඩ ග්‍රහණය

gripe : මිට

gripe : බඩ රිදෙනවා

gripe definition

Noun.

  1. A vulture; the griffin.
  2. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
  3. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword.
  4. A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
  5. Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty.
  6. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural.
  7. The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
  8. The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
  9. 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.

Transitive verb.

  1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
  2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.
  3. 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.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, Especially. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe.
  2. To suffer griping pains.
  3. To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm.