GRENADE Definition & Meaning

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grenade

[ gri-neyd ]

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noun

a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
a similar missile containing a chemical, as for dispersing tear gas or fire-extinguishing substances.

verb (used with object)

grenaded, grenading.

to attack with a grenade or grenades.

grenade

/ ɡ��ɪˈ�Ա�ɪ�� /

noun

a small container filled with explosive thrown by hand or fired from a rifle
a sealed glass vessel that is thrown and shatters to release chemicals, such as tear gas or a fire extinguishing agent

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of grenade¹

1525–35; < French < Spanish granada pomegranate, special use of granado having grains < Latin ��ٳܲ�. See grain, -ate ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of grenade¹

C16: from French, from Spanish granada pomegranate, from Late Latin ��ٲ�, from Latin ��ٳܲ� seedy; see grain

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More than 30 masked troops entered the embassy from the balcony and front and back doors, throwing grenades through the windows.

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The bad guys are cannon fodder, though I did like the way one mobster sadly sighs at a grenade before he explodes.

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“In good times, in bad times, the president enjoys taking a grenade out on a Saturday afternoon, throwing it on the floor and watching everybody react. … There’s no downside.”

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Mr Durant had been flying the second Black Hawk that had come down after it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.

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Mr Berger says his daughter told him how they were constantly watched over by armed men, "playing all the time with their guns and their hand grenades".

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