grape

noun

ˈgrāp 

often attributive

1

: a smooth-skinned juicy light green or deep red to purplish black berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine

2

: any of numerous woody vines (genus Vitis of the family Vitaceae, the grape family) that usually climb by tendrils, produce grapes, and are nearly cosmopolitan in cultivation

3

: grapeshot

grapelike

ˈgrāp-ˌlīk 

adjective

Examples of grape in a Sentence

a bunch of seedless grapes

Recent Examples on the Web

First, guests take a tour of the garden and vineyards, where plucking grapes right from the vine is encouraged. —Meg Nolan, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024

Conley immediately performed the Heimlich maneuver — also known as abdominal thrusts — on Isaiah Rodriguez, which dislodged the grape. —Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024

The grapes represent each month of the upcoming year, and consuming all twelve is meant to welcome good luck and prosperity. —Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024

One light spot in the Soviet era was that Georgians were allowed to retain small personal plots for growing grapes, on the condition that neither the grapes nor wine could be sold. —Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French grape grape stalk, bunch of grapes, grape, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German krāpfo hook

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing grape

• Concord grape
• fox grape
• grape hyacinth
• grape sugar
• Oregon grape
• sea grape

Kids Definition

grape

noun

ˈgrāp 

1

: a smooth-skinned juicy light green or deep red to purplish black berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine

2

: any of numerous woody vines widely grown for their bunches of grapes

3

: grapeshot

grapy

ˈgrā-pē

adjective