Grapevine
Definitions
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Grant County, Arkansas.
- The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.
- An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.
- An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, at the foot of a grade called The Grapevine.
- A rumor.
- An unincorporated community in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
- 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.
- A city in Tarrant County, Texas.
- A leglock.
- A dance figure in partner dancing that includes sidesteps and steps across the support foot. See Grapevine (dance move).
Equivalents
Examples
“Although many grapevines have⟳ geographical names, these rarely reflect⟳ their real origin, if known at all.”
“I heard through the grapevine that Jim will be leaving soon.”
“The Bat—they called him the Bat. […] Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate⟳ her.”
“I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine.”
“The grapevine was so fast that sometimes news was circulated before it happened.”
“The legend, like⟳ all army grapevine, got around to me.”
“The grapevine was that the reason⟳ for the school closure was to do with the fact that a lot of students from Bonda had absconded to go to war because Bonda was close⟳ to the border⟳ between Mozambique and Zimbabwe.”
“An image of Mohanlal with a tonsured head recently spread⟳ online and people started guessing about the film it belonged to. The majority guess⟳ was for a film directed by Prajith which had announced a character that was supposed to be acted by Mohanlal named Benz Vasu. But the director denied the grapevine and more guesses and assumptions starting flowing in.”
“The grapevine was that Saina believed that Gopichand was focussing more on PV Sindhu.·”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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