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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/grɪˈneɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/grɪˈneɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gri nād′)

Inflections of 'grenade' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

grenades: v 3rd person singular

grenading: v pres p

grenaded: v past

grenaded: v past p

gre•nade /grɪˈneɪd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Militarya small shell containing an explosive or a chemical, as tear gas, and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.

gre•nade (gri nād′),USA pronunciation n., v., -nad•ed, -nad•ing.
n.

Militarya 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.

v.t.

Militaryto attack with a grenade or grenades.

Latin grānātus. See grain, -ate¹
Spanish granada pomegranate, special use of granado having grains
French
1525–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

grenade /ɡrɪˈneɪd/ n

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

Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Spanish granada pomegranate, from Late Latin grānāta, from Latin grānātus seedy; see grain

'grenade' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

grenadine - hand - Mills bomb - pin - pineapple - concussion grenade - frag - fragmentation - fragmentation grenade - garnet - grenade launcher - grenadier - hand grenade - incendiary - loop - Mills grenade - Molotov cocktail - pomegranate - projectile - rifle grenade - tear bomb

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Synonyms: hand grenade, more...

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