grape
IPA: grˈeɪp
noun
- (countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.
- (countable, uncountable) A woody vine of genus Vitis that bears clusters of grapes; a grapevine.
- (countable) Any of various fruits or plants with varying resemblances to those of genus Vitis but belonging to other genera; their edibility varies.
- (countable, uncountable) A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of many grapes.
- A mangy tumour on a horse's leg.
- (US, naval slang) A purple-shirted technician responsible for refueling aircraft.
- (US, slang, colloquial, African-American Vernacular) A person's head.
- (uncountable) Clipping of grapeshot. [(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.]
verb
- To pick grapes.
- (of livestock) To develop tubercules as a result of tuberculosis.
- To develop a texture with small grape-like clusters of a contaminant or foreign substance.
- (dialect, north, UK) To grope.
- (dialect, Hong Kong) To envy (derived from "sour grapes" idiom).
- (slang, Internet) To rape
adjective
- Containing grapes or having a grape flavor.
- Of a dark purplish red colour.
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Examples of "grape" in Sentences
- The grapes are sour.
- Dried grapes are rasins.
- The wine from the grapes is prized.
- Dionysus is on the left, with the grapes.
- The maceration of grape skins mixed with grape must begins.
- The main industry is the growing of citrus fruits and grapes.
- The grapes ripens late and can produce a wine with tangy acidity.
- Similarly, the quality of wine depends on the quality of the grape.
- The red wine ferments with the grape skins and is pressed afterwards.
- Local vintners produce a variety of wines, mainly from the Riesling grape.
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