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grapevine
grape·vine G0232900 (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. grapevine (ˈɡreɪpˌvaɪn) n1. (Plants) any of several vitaceous vines of the genus Vitis, esp V. vinifera of E Asia, widely cultivated for its fruit (grapes): family Vitaceae2. informal an unofficial means of relaying information, esp from person to person3. (Wrestling) a wrestling hold in which a wrestler entwines his own leg around his opponent's and exerts pressure against various jointsgrape•vine (ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn)
n. 1. a vine that bears grapes. 2. a person-to-person method of spreading gossip or information. [1645–55] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  grapevine - gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"pipeline, word of mouthscuttlebutt, 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 berriesgrape vine, grapegrape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clustersvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surfacegenus Vitis, Vitis - the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapesfox grape, Vitis labrusca - native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapesmuscadine, Vitis rotundifolia - native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varietiescommon grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes |
grapevine nounhear something on the grapevine hear, learn, discover, be told of, pick up, find out about, gather, be informed of, get wind of (informal), hear tell (dialect) He'd doubtless heard rumours on the grapevine.Translationsgrape (greip) noun a green or black smooth-skinned eatable berry from which wine is made. 葡萄 葡萄ˈgrapevine noun1. an informal means of passing news from person to person. I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving. 傳聞 小道新闻2. a vine. 葡萄藤 葡萄藤sour grapes saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it. 酸葡萄心理 酸葡萄（指把得不到的东西说成是不好的） grapevine
through the grapevineThrough or via an informal means of communication or information, especially gossip. There is always some absurd rumor or piece of misinformation through the grapevine at work, but I try to just tune most of that out. I heard through the grapevine that John is planning to propose to Samantha next week!See also: grapevine, throughon the grapevineThrough or via an informal means of communication or information, especially gossip. There is always some absurd rumor or piece of misinformation on the grapevine at work, but I try to just tune most of that out. I heard on the grapevine that John is planning to propose to Samantha next week!See also: grapevine, onhear (something) on the grapevineTo hear or learn of something through an informal means of communication, especially gossip. I heard on the grapevine that Stacy and Mark are getting a divorce. A: "How do you know the company is going bust?" B: "I heard it on the grapevine."See also: grapevine, hear, onhear (something) through the grapevineTo hear or learn of something through an informal means of communication, especially gossip. I heard through the grapevine that Stacy and Mark are getting a divorce. A: "How do you know the company is going bust?" B: "I heard it through the grapevine."See also: grapevine, hear, throughhear something through the grapevine or hear something on the grapevine BRITISHCOMMON If you hear a piece of news through the grapevine or hear it on the grapevine, you are told it informally by someone who was told it by someone else. I heard through the grapevine that she was looking for work. She heard on the grapevine that he had come back to London. Note: One of the early telegraph systems in America was given the nickname `the grapevine telegraph' because the wires often became tangled, so that they reminded people of grapevines. During the American Civil War, the telegraph system was used to communicate propaganda and false information, as well as real news about the progress of battles, so that anything heard on the `grapevine' was likely to be unreliable. See also: grapevine, hear, something, throughhear something on the grapevine acquire information by rumour or by unofficial communication. This phrase comes originally from an American Civil War expression, when news was said to be passed ‘by grapevine telegraph’. Compare with bush telegraph (at telegraph).See also: grapevine, hear, on, somethingon/through the ˈgrapevine by talking in an informal way to other people: I heard on the grapevine that you’re leaving.See also: grapevine, on, throughgrapevine n. an informal communications network. I heard on the grapevine that Sam is moving to the east. grapevine
grapevine1. any of several vitaceous vines of the genus Vitis, esp V. vinifera of E Asia, widely cultivated for its fruit (grapes): family Vitaceae 2. a wrestling hold in which a wrestler entwines his own leg around his opponent's and exerts pressure against various joints grapevineA running ornament or carved panel which consisted of grapevines with bunches of grapes and grape leaves; popular in communities along the Rhine and elsewhere in Germany.  See also: ornamentGrapevineA distributed system project.
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Synonyms for grapevinephrase hear something on the grapevineSynonyms- hear
- learn
- discover
- be told of
- pick up
- find out about
- gather
- be informed of
- get wind of
- hear tell
Synonyms for grapevinenoun gossip spread by spoken communicationSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berriesSynonymsRelated Words- grape
- vine
- genus Vitis
- Vitis
- fox grape
- Vitis labrusca
- muscadine
- Vitis rotundifolia
- common grape vine
- vinifera
- vinifera grape
- Vitis vinifera
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