What is the
difference between Grip and Gripe?
What is the difference between Grip and Gripe? :
Grip : (noun)
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1 ) Firm hold, action of griping
He took a grip on the rope.
I released my grip and he ran away.
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2 ) Way of power of gripping
Tyres give good grip on the road.
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3 ) Force that disables
People are in the grip of disease.
Grip : (verb)
(
1 ) Take and keep a firm hold of something / someone
The little boy gripped his mother’s hand.
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2 ) Seize attention, imagination of something
Children were gripped by fear.
The audience was gripped by the play.
Gripe : (verb)
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1 ) Feel or cause sudden sharp pain in the stomach or intestines
She has a gripping pain in the stomach.
Take this medicine when your stomach gripes.
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2 ) Complain about something / someone
Grumble habitually
He keeps griping about having no money.
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