/ɡɹʌɪp/
noun
A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.Grasp; clutch; gripThat which is grasped; a handle; a grip.A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.Oppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress.(chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin.verb
To complain; to whine.To annoy or bother.To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.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.To suffer griping pains.To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).To seize or grasp.