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gripes

gripes is the plural of gripe.

gripes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gripe.

Meaning of gripe

Noun

gripe (plural gripes)

  1. A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
  2. A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
  3. (obsolete) Grasp; clutch; grip.
    • A barren sceptre in my gripe.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  4. (obsolete) That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.
    • the gripe of a sword
  5. (dated) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
  6. (obsolete) Oppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress.
    • the gripe of poverty

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Words that rhyme with gripes

Questions about gripes

What is gripes the plural of?
Gripes is the plural of gripe.

Words near gripes in the dictionary

  1. gripe waters
  2. griped
  3. gripeful
  4. griper
  5. gripers
  6. gripes
  7. gripesite
  8. gripesites
  9. gripeth
  10. gripeworthy
  11. gripey

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