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grape·vine
(grāp′vīn′)n.
1. A vine on which grapes grow.
2. The informal transmission of information, gossip, or rumor from person to person: I heard through the grapevine that she has a new job.
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grapevine
(ˈɡreɪpˌvaɪn)n
1. (Plants) any of several vitaceous vines of the genus Vitis, esp V. vinifera of E Asia, widely cultivated for its fruit (grapes): family Vitaceae
2. informal an unofficial means of relaying information, esp from person to person
3. (Wrestling) a wrestling hold in which a wrestler entwines his own leg around his opponent's and exerts pressure against various joints
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grape•vine
(ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn)n.
1. a vine that bears grapes.
2. a person-to-person method of spreading gossip or information.
[1645–55]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  grapevine - gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" |
| 2. | grapevine - any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries grape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface genus Vitis, Vitis - the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes fox grape, Vitis labrusca - native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes muscadine, Vitis rotundifolia - native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties |
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grapevine
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Translations
كَرْمَهوَسيلَه لِترويج الإشاعات
šeptandavinná réva
jungletrommervinrankevinstok
viiniköynnös
szájról szájra terjedõ hír
lausafregnir, slúîursagavínviîur
šuškanda
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grapevine
[ˈgreɪpvaɪn] n
(= bush telegraph) I heard it on the grapevine → je l'ai appris par le téléphone arabe
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grape
(greip) nouna green or black smooth-skinned eatable berry from which wine is made.
ˈgrapevine noun1. an informal means of passing news from person to person. I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving.
2. a vine.
sour grapessaying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it.
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