grape

[greyp]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
any vine bearing this fruit.
a dull, dark, purplish-red color.
(used with a singular verb)��grapes,
1. tuberculosis occurring in cattle, characterized by the internal formation of grapelike clusters, especially in the lungs.
2. tuberculosis occurring in horses, characterized by grapelike clusters on the fetlocks.
grapeshot.
the grape, wine.

grape

/ ɡ��ɪ�� /

noun

the fruit of the grapevine, which has a purple or green skin and sweet flesh: eaten raw, dried to make raisins, currants, or sultanas, or used for making wine
any of various plants that bear grapelike fruit, such as the Oregon grape
See grapevine
an informal term for wine
See grapeshot

Discover More

Other Word Forms

grapelike adjective
ˈ��ˌ�� adjective
ˈ�� adjective

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of grape¹

1200–50; Middle English < Old French, variant of crape cluster of fruit or flowers, originally hook (for pruning vines) < Germanic; compare German Krapf hook and grapple ( def. ), grapnel

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of grape¹

C13: from Old French grape bunch of grapes, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German ��ڴ�; related to _cramp ², _grapple

Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

see sour grapes.

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

“Woo! Feel it and kill it,” says Rivera, a retired grape grower who’s suffered from a rare optic nerve disease since he was 22.

From

Turns out that money and toxic families go together like peeled grapes and the finest Roquefort when MacLean combines them.

From

Less sun and lower temperatures in Burgundy, even with climate change, means less sugar in the grapes and lower alcohol content.

From

There was a moment earlier where Sterling choked on the grape in the greenroom.

From

Her daily life is still affected, she added, as she can no longer enjoy tomatoes, grapes, wine, whisky or even baths because they might trigger an infection.

From

Granville-Barker grape family

Browse