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grapevine

[greyp-vahyn]

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noun

a vine that bears grapes.
Also called grapevine telegraph.��a person-to-person method of spreading rumors, gossip, information, etc., by informal or unofficial conversation, letter writing, or the like.
a private or secret source of information.

Grapevine

[greyp-vahyn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a town in N Texas.

grapevine

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noun

any of several vitaceous vines of the genus Vitis, esp V. vinifera of E Asia, widely cultivated for its fruit (grapes): family Vitaceae
informal��an unofficial means of relaying information, esp from person to person
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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Word History and Origins

Origin of grapevine¹

1645–55; 1860–65, grapevine for def. 2; grape + vine

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The vase is a rare underglaze decorated with two squirrels hiding in a fruiting grapevine.

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Blake: I thought it was interesting, and maybe a tad implausible, that word of Tanya’s death hadn’t gotten back to Belinda, either through news reports or the White Lotus grapevine.

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In the Bakersfield area, where a recent Border Patrol operation lasted for days and led to dozens of arrests, Paula Flores voiced worries about deportation as she pruned a row of grapevines.

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He had heard through the grapevine that Mammoth was a good place to earn a steady paycheck.

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Sometimes the city will learn through the grapevine that a client is in jail.

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grape sugar grapey

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