[{"word":"gripes","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Grasp; clutch; grip","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the gripe of a sword"},{"definition":"A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Oppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the gripe of poverty"},{"definition":"(chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To complain; to whine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To annoy or bother.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"What's griping you?"},{"definition":"To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To suffer griping pains.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To seize or grasp.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bitch","complain","whine","whinge"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gripe","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gripes"]}]