GRIPE (3)

Gripe, v. i. 1. 1. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe.
2. 2. To suffer griping pains. Jocke.
3. 3. (Naut.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm. R. H. Dana, Jr.