grape Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
  2. noun any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
    grapevine; grape vine.
  3. noun a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
    grapeshot.

WordNet

Grape noun
Etymology
OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. Agraffe, Cramp, Grapnel, Grapple.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins.
  2. (Bot.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine.
  3. (Man.) A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse.
  4. (Mil.) Grapeshot.

Webster 1913