Complete Definition of "gripe"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-gripe.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|aɪp

Etymology
OE. term|gripan|grīpan|lang=ang.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A complaint; a petty concern.
  2. The name of a specific wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.

Translations
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Maori: amuamu
Spanish: queja f
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Verb
en-verb|grip|ing

  1. To complain; to whine.

Synonyms
sense|complain bitch, complain, whine

Translations
trans-top|to complain; to whine
trans-mid
Spanish: quejarse
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Norwegian

Verb
no-verb|gripe|griper|grep|grepet

  1. To seize (grab, capture).
  2. To seize (take advantage of opportunity).

Related terms
gripe dagen


Old English

Etymology
From Ger.|ang. Cognate with Old High German term|grif-|langgoh (German term|Griff|langde), Old Norse term|gripr|lang=non.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�gripe/

Noun
infl|ang|noun|g=m

  1. grip, clutch, grasp

Declension
oe-noun|gripe|gripas|gripe|gripas|gripes|gripa|gripe|gripum

Descendants
English: grip


Portuguese

Noun
infl|pt|noun|g=f

  1. The flu, influenza.

Spanish

Alternative spellings
gripa qualifier|Colombia|Mexico

Etymology
F.|es term|grippe|langfr, from term|gripper||to seize|langfr, of Ger.|es origin.

Noun
es-noun-f

  1. The flu, influenza.

See also
catarro m
resfriado m
resfrío m

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