The action of gripe, v.1 in various senses.

The act of seizing or laying hold of; seizure. literal and figurative.

The action of griping, clutching, grasping or seizing tenaciously, esp. with the hands, arms, claws, and the like. to come to gripes: to come to…

The action of seize, v. Also in combination seizing-up (see seize, v. 10b 11).

The action of seizing or grasping; (also) apprehension, understanding.

also attributive as in kipping-line, ? some kind of fishing line; cf. kip-, comb._form.

Seizing; forceful acquisition; an instance of this.

The action of grip, v.1; a taking firm grasp or hold (literal and figurative); seizure.

The action of laying hold of or seizing (physically); prehension, grasping. rare.

Physical grasping, compression. Obsolete.

Chiefly Zoology. The action of physically grasping or holding something.