GRIPE

Dec 23, 2021

Verb: complain about something in a persistent, irritating way

Verb: grasp tightly; clutch

Verb: secure (a boat) with gripes

Verb: (of a ship) turn to face the wind despite the efforts of the helmsman

Noun: a minor complaint

Noun: gastric or intestinal pain; colic

Noun: an act of grasping something tightly

Noun: lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits