grapevine
To restrain in a leglockTo restrain in a leglock.
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Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To restrain in a leglock.
(transitive)To drape or curl around adjacent objects.
(intransitive)To move one's body in a smooth undulating wave while stepping in the direction the wave is moving.
More meanings 4
(transitive)To score mortar at a joint.
(intransitive, transitive)Of information, to spread as a rumor.
(intransitive, transitive)Of a person or group, to spread (a rumor).
(transitive)To link up through an informal communication network.
Origin
From grape + vine.From grape + vine.
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Forms
grapevines, grapevining, grapevined, grapevinedregular · Lesson
| Base form | grapevine · to grapevine |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | grapevines |
| Present participle | grapevining |
| Past simple | grapevined |
| Past participle | grapevined |
Tenses
grapevine · grapevined · will grapevine · have grapevinedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.