- gripe
- v1. grasp, grip, clutch, clasp; clinch, grapple, seize, snatch, lay hold of.2. distress, trouble, worry, disturb, oppress; hurt, ache, pain, pinch, twinge, squeeze; tighten, constrict, compress, cramp, contract.3.Informal. complain, grumble, croak, Inf. grouse, Sl. kvetch, Sl. bitch, Sl. bellyache, Sl. beef, Inf. grouch; find fault, cavil, carp; whine, fret, repine.4.Nautical. secure, fasten, make fast, fix, tie; anchor, harbor.n5. grasp, clutch, grip, clasp; control, sway, hold.6. claw, talon, paw, hook, clutching hand; hilt, handle, haft, lug.7.Informal. complaint, grumble, objection, protest, Sl. beef, jeremiad, lamentation.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.