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  • 1gripe — griper, n. gripeful, adj. gripingly, adv. /gruyp/, v., griped, griping, n. v.i. 1. Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble. 2. to suffer pain in the bowels. 3. Naut. (of a sailing vessel) to tend to come into the wind; to be ardent …

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  • 2gripe — [[t]graɪp[/t]] v. griped, grip•ing, n. 1) Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble 2) pat to suffer pain in the bowels 3) to seize and hold firmly; grasp; clutch 4) pat to produce pain in (the bowels) as if by constriction 5) cvb to …

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  • 3gripe — [c]/graɪp / (say gruyp) verb (griped, griping) –verb (t) 1. to seize and hold firmly; grip; grasp; clutch. 2. to distress or oppress. 3. Nautical to secure (a ship s boat) on the deck or on the davits in order to prevent movement at sea. –verb… …

  • 4gripe — grīp vb, griped; grip·ing vt to cause pinching and spasmodic pain in the bowels of vi to experience gripes gripe n a pinching spasmodic intestinal pain usu. used in pl. * * * n. severe abdominal pain (see colic) …

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  • 5gripe — I. verb (griped; griping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grīpan; akin to Old High German grīfan to grasp, Lithuanian griebti Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. archaic seize, grasp 2 …

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  • 6Gripe — Gripe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Griped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Griping}.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr?fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to seize …

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  • 7Griped — Gripe Gripe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Griped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Griping}.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr?fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to …

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  • 8Griping — Gripe Gripe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Griped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Griping}.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr?fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to …

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  • 9colic — n. Spasmodic pain in the bowels, intestinal cramp …

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  • 10Chinese herbology — For non Chinese traditions of herbology, see herbalism. Chinese Herbology (simplified Chinese: 中药学; traditional Chinese: 中藥學; pinyin: zhōngyào xué) is the theory of Traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments …

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