grape-vine
Collocations
4ADJ.
industrial, right
GRAPE-VINE + NOUN
method, opponent's
PREP.
with
ADV.
closely
Definitions
noun
Alternative spelling of grapevine (any sense).
The leaves of the common creeper, Ampelopsis quinquefolia, a plant belonging to the same natural family as the grape-vine, appear to be their natural food.
"The Strangler" is a wonderful wrestler, and throws his men with the "grape-vine, " a method closely resembling the Cumberland "hank."
verb
Alternative spelling of grapevine (any sense).
Then Old Fox was hitched with a mate to draw the hay on a wagon across a creek over which the cocks could not be "grape-vined."
You grape-vine the opponent's right leg, twining it around from the back.
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6The leaves of the common creeper, Ampelopsis quinquefolia, a plant belonging to the same natural family as the grape-vine, appear to be their natural food.
Wiktionary"The Strangler" is a wonderful wrestler, and throws his men with the "grape-vine, " a method closely resembling the Cumberland "hank."
WiktionaryMany industrialists have noted that the structure of rumour transmission seems to be similar to its industrial counterpart—the grape-vine.
WiktionaryThen Old Fox was hitched with a mate to draw the hay on a wagon across a creek over which the cocks could not be "grape-vined."
WiktionaryYou grape-vine the opponent's right leg, twining it around from the back.
WiktionaryAs my despair grape-vined through the community friends called to reassure me.
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