grip, grippe, gripe

Grip or grip means to grasp or hold, literally or figuratively--
Grip the handle firmly and don't let go.
This story will grip you; I couldn't put it down.


Grip is also a noun, meaning a grasp or tight hold, literally or figuratively--
He lost his grip and dropped the hammer.
I think he's losing his grip.
Tell him to get a grip on himself.
Get a grip!

Grip also describes how someone holds something with the hand--
He shook the old man's hand, and admired his firm grip.
His grip was so strong that he sometimes made people uncomfortable when shaking hands.

Grip may mean a handle designed to make a firm hold easier--
The grip on this golf club makes it easier to use.
One grip is missing from his bicycle--have you seen it?

Grip also means a lighting technician, in the movies--
It's too dim to shoot video here--where's the grip?
The grip was pleased to see his name in the credits.

Grippe or grippe ( rhymes with grip ) is an old-fashioned term for a cold or flu--
He's home from school with a bad case of the grippe.
The last time he had the grippe, he was ill for weeks.

Gripe or gripe ( rhymes with wipe ) means to complain or grumble--
They met every Friday to gripe about their work.
He's doesn't like to gripe about the food, but it's terrible.

Gripe also means a complaint--
That guy is in my office with a new gripe every day!
What's his gripe?

Gripe may also mean pain or irritation of the bowels--
He knows his insides gripe when he eats spicy food--I don't know why he does it.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Her new gripe is that we will all catch the grippe if we have to grip the same handle--she wants gloves."