grape

[ greyp ]

noun

1. the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
2. any vine bearing this fruit.
3. a dull, dark, purplish-red color.
4. grapes, (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology.
   1. tuberculosis occurring in cattle, characterized by the internal formation of grapelike clusters, especially in the lungs.
   2. tuberculosis occurring in horses, characterized by grapelike clusters on the fetlocks.
5. grapeshot.
6. the grape, wine.

grape

/ ɡreɪp /

noun

1. the fruit of the grapevine, which has a purple or green skin and sweet flesh: eaten raw, dried to make raisins, currants, or sultanas, or used for making wine
2. any of various plants that bear grapelike fruit, such as the Oregon grape
3. See grapevine
4. the grape
   an informal term for wine
5. See grapeshot

Derived Forms

• ˈgrapeˌlike, adjective
• ˈgrapeless, adjective

Other Words From

• grapelike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of grape¹

1200–50; Middle English < Old French, variant of crape cluster of fruit or flowers, originally hook (for pruning vines) < Germanic; compare German Krapf hook and grapple ( def ), grapnel

Word History and Origins

Origin of grape¹

C13: from Old French grape bunch of grapes, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German krāpfo; related to cramp ², grapple

Idioms and Phrases

see sour grapes .

Example Sentences

However, it is predominantly associated with the specific flavor notes and profiles that certain grape varieties impart in particular wines.

From Salon

The same episode that shows the corpse of a dead woman with what look like intestines coming out of her mouth features a tight shot of Lesley Manville’s manicured hand selecting a clean grape from a dish before the camera zooms in on her scarlet lips as she greedily masticates it.

From Salon

The married couple follow an ethos they call "grape to glass".

From BBC

Former Republican strategist Ken Khachigian, who grew up on a Visalia walnut and grape farm, says Trump speaks to the proverbial “forgotten man.”

From Los Angeles Times

Harrods is due to also begin selling a variety of grape called the Shine Muscat from the region in October.

From BBC