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griped |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gripe \Gripe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Griped}; p. pr & vb n. {Griping}.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen G. greifen, OHG. gr?fan, Icel. gripa, Sw gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan cf Lith. graibyti Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to seize. Cf {Grip}, v. t., {Grope}.] 1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch. 2. To seize and hold fast to embrace closely. Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ? --Robynson (More's Utopia). 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. How inly sorrow gripes his soul. --Shak.
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