Standard Lemma guide

grapevine

name · noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪp.vaɪn/
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  • CMU ARPABET: G R EY1 P V AY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A place in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Grant County, Arkansas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A place in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, at the foot of a grade called The Grapevine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A place in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

A place in the United States:

A city in Tarrant County, Texas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winetree

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jungle drums, bush telegraph, jungle telegraph, mulga wire, rumor mill

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A rumor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Qualifier: apparently primarily Indian English

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skating, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A leglock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A dance figure in partner dancing that includes sidesteps and steps across the support foot. See Grapevine (dance move).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To restrain in a leglock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To drape or curl around adjacent objects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To move one's body in a smooth undulating wave while stepping in the direction the wave is moving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To score mortar at a joint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

Of information, to spread as a rumor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

Of a person or group, to spread (a rumor).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

To link up through an informal communication network.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

gossip spread by spoken communication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pipeline, word of mouth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gossip, comment, scuttlebutt

19

noun

Meaning 19

any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grape, grape vine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vine

Narrower terms: fox grape, Vitis labrusca, muscadine, Vitis rotundifolia, vinifera, vinifera grape, common grape vine, Vitis vinifera

History

Etymology

In Texas, from grapevine, referring to the wild grapes that grew in the area.

From grape + vine.

Across languages

Translations

178 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: аӡахәа (adzaxwa) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Albanian: vile — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Albanian: hardhi — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Arabic: جَفْنَة (jafna) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Arabic: كَرْمَة (karma) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Arabic: دَالِيَة (dāliya) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Aramaic: ܓܦܬܐ (gəp̄ettā) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Aramaic: ܕܠܝܬܐ (dālīṯā) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Armenian: խաղողի որթ (xaġoġi ortʻ) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Armenian: որթատունկ (ortʻatunk) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Armenian: վազ (vaz) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Armenian: խաղող (xaġoġ) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Armenian: որթ (ortʻ) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Middle Armenian: տոլի (toli) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Asturian: vide — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Asturian: uvar — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Azerbaijani: meynə — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Azerbaijani: tənək — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Bulgarian: лоза (loza) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Burmese: စပျစ်ပင် (ca.pyacpang) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Catalan: parra — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Catalan: vinya — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Chichewa: mpesa — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Chinese Mandarin: 葡萄藤 (pútáoténg) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Chinese Mandarin: 葡萄樹 /葡萄树 (pútáoshù) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Cornish: gwinbren — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Czech: vinná réva — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Czech: víno — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Dalmatian: vaita — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Danish: vinstok — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Dutch: wijnstok — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Dutch: wijnrank — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Dutch: druivelaar — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Esperanto: vito — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Esperanto: vinberujo — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Esperanto: vinberarbo — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Estonian: viinapuu — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Faroese: víntræ — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Finnish: viiniköynnös — the plant on which grapes grow
  • French: vigne — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Friulian: vît — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Galician: vide — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Galician: videira — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Galician: cepa — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Galician: viña — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Galician: pé — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Galician: uveira — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Galician: parra — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Galician: bacelada — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Galician: bacelo — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Georgian: ვაზი (vazi) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • German: Weinstock — the plant on which grapes grow
  • German: Rebstock — the plant on which grapes grow
  • German: Rebe — the plant on which grapes grow
  • German: Weinrebe — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (weinatriu) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Greek: κλήμα (klíma) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Greek: αμπέλι (ampéli) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Greek: άμπελος (ámpelos) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Ancient Greek: ἄμπελος (ámpelos) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Hebrew: גֶּפֶן (géfen) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Hungarian: szőlőtőke — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Hungarian: szőlőtő — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Icelandic: vínviður — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Ido: vito — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Ingrian: viinamarja — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Interlingua: vite — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Irish: fíniúin — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Istriot: veîda — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Italian: vite — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Italian: vitigno — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Japanese: 葡萄の蔓 (budō no tsuru) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Japanese: 蔓 (tsuru) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Korean: 포도 덩굴 (podo deonggul) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Korean: 덩굴 (deonggul) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Korean: 넝쿨 (neongkul) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Central Kurdish: مێو (mêw) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Northern Kurdish: mêw — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Latin: vītis — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Latin: vīnea — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Laz: ბინეხი (binexi) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Lithuanian: vynuogenojas — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Lithuanian: vynmedis — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Macedonian: лоза (loza) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Malayalam: മുന്തിരിവള്ളി (muntirivaḷḷi) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Manchu: ᡴᡠᠪᡠᡵᡥᡝᠨ (kuburhen) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Manx: billey feeyn — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Manx: billey feeyney — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Māori: aka wāina — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Miami: aahsanteepakwi — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Middle English: vine — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Middle English: vine-tre — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Mi'kmaq: aloqomanaqsi — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Mingrelian: ბინეხი (binexi) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Mingrelian: ბენე (bene) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Classical Nahuatl: xocomecatl — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Norman: vîngne — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vinranke — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vindrue — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vinranke — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vindrue — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Occitan: vinha — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Old English: wīntrēow — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Persian: تاک (tâk) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Persian: مو (mow) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Persian: رز (raz) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Persian: انگور (angur) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Persian: میوانه (mivāne) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Piedmontese: vis — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Pohnpeian: wain — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Polish: winorośl — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Portuguese: videira — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Portuguese: parreira — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Portuguese: vinha — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Romanian: viță de vie — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Romanian: viță — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Russian: виногра́д (vinográd) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Russian: виногра́дная лоза́ (vinográdnaja lozá) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Russian: лоза́ (lozá) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Sardinian: vide — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Sardinian: bide — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Serbo-Croatian: vinova loza — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Sicilian: viti — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Southern Altai: виноград (vinograd) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Spanish: vid — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Spanish: parra — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Swahili: mzabibu — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Swedish: vinranka — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Tagalog: baging — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Telugu: తీగ (tīga) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Thai: องุ่น (à-ngùn) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Turkish: üzüm asması — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Turkish: asma — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Ottoman Turkish: آصمه (asma) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Ottoman Turkish: رز (rez) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Ugaritic: 𐎂𐎔𐎐 (gpn) — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Unami: wisahkimënshi — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Venetan: vida — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Venetan: vide — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Venetan: végna — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Vietnamese: cây nho — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Welsh: gwinwydd — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Yoruba: àjàrà — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Yucatec Maya: ak' — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Zazaki: mew — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Zazaki: mewser — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Zazaki: mosêr — the plant on which grapes grow
  • Dutch: geruchtenmolen — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Dutch: tamtam — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Dutch: geruchtencircuit — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Dutch: wandelgangen — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Finnish: puskaradio — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Finnish: hevosmiesten uutistoimisto — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Finnish: juoru — informal means of circulating gossip
  • French: rumeur — informal means of circulating gossip
  • French: téléphone arabe — informal means of circulating gossip
  • German: Gerüchteküche — informal means of circulating gossip
  • German: Buschtrommel — informal means of circulating gossip
  • German: Buschtrommeln — informal means of circulating gossip
  • German: Urwaldtrommel — informal means of circulating gossip
  • German: Flurfunk — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Hungarian: azt csiripelik a verebek — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Italian: tam-tam — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Japanese: 噂 (uwasa) — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Norwegian: jungeltelegrafen — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Polish: poczta pantoflowa — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Portuguese: telefone sem fio — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Portuguese: rumor — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Russian: сарафа́нное ра́дио (sarafánnoje rádio) — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Serbo-Croatian: glasina — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Spanish: rumor — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Spanish: radio macuto — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Sranan Tongo: mofokoranti — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Sranan Tongo: moforadio — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Swedish: djungeltelegrafen — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Thai: สายสนกลใน — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Thai: พรายกระซิบ — informal means of circulating gossip
  • Māori: tiriwae — a move in skating.