See Also: Grapevine(medicine)
Grapevine(money)
grapevine(dictionary)
grapevine(dictionary)
Grapevine - Wrestling(gambling)

upraise (iou) and grapevine (iou)


upraise (iou)



upraise verb & noun. ME.
[from UP- + RAISE verb.]
A. verb trans.
Raise from the dead. ME-M16.
a. Praise, extol. ME-L16.
b. Raise to a higher level, lift up, elevate; direct upwards. Freq. as upraised ppl adjective. ME.
R. Garnett Worshippers upraise pale consternated looks. H. G. De Lisser A dozen..men rushed forward..with upraised machetes.
c. Raise the spirits of; assist, encourage, cheer. ME.
Milton He..thus with peaceful words uprais'd her soon.
d. Excite or rouse (a feeling, emotion, etc.). rare. L16-M17.
Erect, set up, build. Long rare. ME.
b. noun. A sloping mining shaft excavated from the lower end upwards. US. L19.

grapevine (iou)



grapevine noun. M18.
[from GRAPE noun + VINE.]
A vine which bears grapes. M18.
An unofficial means of transmission of information (often of a secret or private Nature) or rumour. Orig. (US colloq.) as grapevine telegraph. M19.
T. Heald Contacts who had heard, on the grapevine, that he was looking for work. J. Heller The grapevine says I'm finished. Bird Watching The 'grapevine' is a loose association of active birders who keep in touch by passing on news of rare and interesting birds.
A skating figure in which both feet are on the ice together and form interlacing lines. M19.
A hold in wrestling. L19.