[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["Informal.to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.Synonyms: bellyache , rail , carp , mutter , whine", "to suffer pain in the bowels.", "Nautical.(of a sailing vessel) to tend to come into the wind; to be ardent."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["Informal.to annoy or irritate:His tone of voice gripes me.", "to produce pain in (the bowels) as if by constriction.", "to distress, afflict, or oppress:poverty that gripes and pinches us.", "Nautical.to secure (a lifeboat) to a deck or against a pudding boom on davits.", "Archaic.to seize and hold firmly with the hand, claws, etc.; grasp; clutch.to greedily take possession of and hold tightly:The miser gripes his money for fear of losing it.", "to seize and hold firmly with the hand, claws, etc.; grasp; clutch.", "to greedily take possession of and hold tightly:The miser gripes his money for fear of losing it."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Informal.a nagging complaint.", "Usuallygripes.Pathology.an intermittent spasmodic pain in the bowels.", "something that grips or clutches; a claw or grip.", "Nautical.a lashing or chain by which a boat is secured to a deck or in position on davits.Also calledgripe piece.a curved timber connecting the stem or cutwater of a wooden hull with the keel.the exterior angle or curve formed by this piece; forefoot.the forward end of the dished keel of a metal hull.", "a lashing or chain by which a boat is secured to a deck or in position on davits.", "Also calledgripe piece.a curved timber connecting the stem or cutwater of a wooden hull with the keel.", "the exterior angle or curve formed by this piece; forefoot.", "the forward end of the dished keel of a metal hull.", "Archaic.the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.a firm hold; clutch.mastery; hold; control.", "the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.", "a firm hold; clutch.", "mastery; hold; control.", "Rare.a handle, hilt, etc."]}]