Meaning

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow..

Definitions by Sense

1. The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.
2. An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.
3. (rare, apparently primarily Indian English) A rumor.
4. (skating) A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns.
5. (wrestling) A leglock.
6. A dance figure in partner dancing that includes sidesteps and steps across the support foot. See Grapevine (dance move).
7. (transitive, wrestling) To restrain in a leglock.
8. (transitive) To drape or curl around adjacent objects.

Example Sentences

Although many grapevines have geographical names, these rarely reflect their real origin, if known at all.

I heard through the grapevine that Jim will be leaving soon.

I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine.

The Bat—they called him the Bat. […] Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.

Twitchers are very mobile and may travel great distances to see rare birds, of which they hear through their efficient ‘grapevine’.

The grapevine was so fast that sometimes news was circulated before it happened.

An image of Mohanlal with a tonsured head recently spread online and people started guessing about the film it belonged to. The majority guess was for a film directed by Prajith which had announced a character that was supposed to be acted by Mohanlal named Benz Vasu. But the director denied the grapevine and more guesses and assumptions starting flowing in.

The legend, like all army grapevine, got around to me.

Word Forms

• grapevines
• grape vine
• grape-vine
• grapevining
• grapevined

Synonyms for grape vine

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When Should You Use Grape vine?

Use grape vine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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