grapevine

grape·vine  (grpvn)

n.

1. A vine on which grapes grow.

2.

a. The informal transmission of information, gossip, or rumor from person to person.

b. A usually unrevealed source of confidential information.

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grapevine [ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several vitaceous vines of the genus Vitis, esp V. vinifera of E Asia, widely cultivated for its fruit (grapes): family Vitaceae

2. Informal an unofficial means of relaying information, esp from person to person

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) a wrestling hold in which a wrestler entwines his own leg around his opponent's and exerts pressure against various joints

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grapevine - gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" pipeline, word of mouth scuttlebutt, 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 berries grape vine, grape grape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface genus Vitis, Vitis - the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes fox grape, Vitis labrusca - native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes muscadine, Vitis rotundifolia - native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes

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grapevine

noun

hear 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.

Translations

grapevine [ˈgreɪpvaɪn] N

1. (lit) → vid f, parra f

2. (fig) → teléfono m árabe, radio f macuto(Sp)
I heard it on or through the grapevine → me contó un pajarito, me enteré en radio macuto(Sp)

grapevine [ˈgreɪpvaɪn] n

(= plant) → vigne f

(= bush telegraph) I heard it on the grapevine → je l'ai appris par le téléphone arabe

grapevine [ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn] n → vite f
I heard it on the grapevine (fig) → l'ho sentito dire