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 Gripe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Griped p. pr. & vb. n. Griping.]
 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.