Definition of grapevine
1 : grape 2
2a : an informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip heard it through the grapevineb : a secret source of information
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The branches are trained in a long horizontal pattern that looks a little like how a grapevine might grow.
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But for an artist accustomed to being treated like royalty, the prospect of getting your name out through the digital grapevine is daunting indeed.
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Circa 1736
First Known Use of grapevine
circa 1736
Grapevine
playDefinition of Grapevine
city in northern Texas northeast of Fort Worth population 46,334
GRAPEVINE Defined for English Language Learners
grapevine
playDefinition of grapevine for English Language Learners
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: a climbing plant on which grapes grow
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: an informal way of spreading information or rumors through conversation
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