gripe vs quarrel

gripe

verb
  • To annoy or bother. 

  • To suffer griping pains. 

  • To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm. 

  • To complain; to whine. 

noun
  • A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems. 

  • A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. 

  • The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. 

  • The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. 

  • Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines. 

  • An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted. 

quarrel

verb
  • To argue or squabble with (someone). 

  • To find fault; to cavil. 

  • To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out. 

noun
  • A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal). 

  • Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this. 

  • A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness. 

  • An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section. 

  • A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window. 

  • A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively. 

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