RhymeZone: gripple definitions

Definitions of gripple:

adjective: (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Griping; tenacious; gripping.
adjective: (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Grasping; greedy; snatchy; mean; niggardly; avaricious, covetous.
adjective: (UK dialectal, Scotland) Sprained.
noun: A ditch; a drain.
noun: (obsolete, rare) A hook.
noun: (obsolete, rare) A grasp; a grip.
verb: (transitive, rare) To grasp.

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