grapevine

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Synonyms: grape vine, grapevines, grapelike, graveline, grape wine, grapline

Antonyms: grape vine, grapevines, grapelike, graveline, grape wine, grapline

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Noun

1. The [[plant]], a [[vine]] of genus ''[[Vitis]]'', on which [[grape]]s grow.
2. An [[informal]] [[person-to-person]] means of [[circulate|circulating]] [[information]] or [[gossip]].
3. {{lb|en|rare|apparently primarily Indian English}} A [[rumor]].
4. {{lb|en|skating}} 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.
5. {{lb|en|wrestling}} A [[leglock]].
6. A [[dance]] [[figure]] in partner dancing that includes sidesteps and steps across the support foot. See {{w|Grapevine (dance move)}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|wrestling}} To [[restrain]] in a [[leglock]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[drape]] or [[curl]] around adjacent objects.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move one's body in a smooth undulating wave while stepping in the direction the wave is moving.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[score]] [[mortar]] at a [[joint]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} Of [[information]], to [[spread]] as a [[rumor]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} Of a person or group, to spread (a rumor).
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[link up]] through an [[informal]] [[communication]] [[network]].

Proper noun

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