gripe

A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.

A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.

Grasp; clutch; grip

That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.

A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.

Oppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress.

(chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.

The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.

The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.

An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.

A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin.