grenade
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grenade
- /ɡɹəˈneɪd/
Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Medieval Latin pōmum (“apple”) + grānātum (“having grains”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada. Doublet of garnet.
noun grenades
- A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
- A pomegranate.
- A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.
- An unattractive girl.
verb grenades · grenading · grenaded
- To use grenade(s) upon. Some of the infantry got pinned down by it, and from cover kept up the battle by grenading rubble piles or any other likely spots ahead of them.
- Of an engine: to be violently wrecked so that the internal components burst out.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: frag, launcher, bombing, bomb, mortar, handicraft, homemade, handheld, thrower, throwing, masher, smoke, manual, makeshift, hand, pineapple
Translations
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noun small explosive device
| Español | granada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수류탄 suryutan |
| 日本語 | 擲弾 tekidan, 榴弾 ryūdan, グレネード gurenēdo, 手榴弾 shuryūdan, teryūdan |
| 中文 | 榴彈 /榴弹 liúdàn, 手榴彈 /手榴弹 shǒuliúdàn, 手雷 shǒuléi |
| हिन्दी | हथगोला hathgolā, ग्रेनेड greneḍ |
| Português | granada |
| Français | grenade |
| Deutsch | Granate |
| Italiano | granata |
| Ελληνικά | χειροβομβίδα cheirovomvída |
| Română | grenadă |
| Русский | грана́та granáta, лимо́нка limónka |
| Tiếng Việt | lựu đạn |
| العربية | قُنْبُلَة qunbula, قُنْبُلَة يَدَوِيَّة qunbula yadawiyya |
| עברית | רִמּוֹן, רימון rimón |
verb to use grenades
| Français | grenader |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | but see Granaten verwenden |
| Română | grenada |
Talk about this word "grenade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grenade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grenade. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grenade "grenade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grenade.Cite this
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title = {grenade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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