Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gripe
Gripe
gripe
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. colloq. complain, esp. peevishly. 2 tr. affect with gastric or intestinal pain. 3 tr. archaic clutch, grip. 4 Naut. a tr. secure with gripes. b intr. turn to face the wind in spite of the helm. --n. 1 (usu. in pl.) gastric or intestinal pain; colic. 2 colloq. a a complaint. b the act of griping. 3 a grip or clutch. 4 (in pl.) Naut. lashings securing a boat in its place. Phrases and idioms Gripe Water propr. a carminative solution to relieve colic and stomach ailments in infants. Derivatives griper n. gripingly adv. Etymology: OE gripan f. Gmc: cf. GROPE
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I. verb (~d; griping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grīpan; akin to Old High German grīfan to grasp, Lithuanian griebti Date: before 12th century transitive verb seize, grasp, 2. afflict, distress, irritate, vex, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain in the bowels of, intransitive verb to experience ~s, to complain with grumbling, ~r noun II. noun Date: 13th century clutch, grasp, a pinching spasmodic intestinal pain, grievance, complaint ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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