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

One region that is hit hard is Lodi in the Central Valley, where more than 700 grape farmers tend 82,303 acres, the total remaining after almost 8,000 were removed this past year. —Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025

Bare root blueberries, figs, grapes and pomegranates are already available in local nurseries. —Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025

The California Farm Bureau Federation further reported that, across the state, as many as 400k tons of grapes were left to shrivel on vines because their growers couldn’t find buyers. —Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025

Swap out the usual grape jelly and chili sauce for jellied cranberry sauce and hot jalapeño pepper jelly. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025

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

Rhymes for grape

• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape
• gape
• pape
• rape
• scape
• scrape
• shape
• snape

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