Definitions for grenade
grɪˈneɪdgrenade

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grenadenoun

   a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grenadenoun

   A pomegranate.

2. grenadenoun

   A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched from a grenade launcher.

3. Etymology: From French grenade, from grenate in the phrase pome grenate, ultimately from Latin pomum granatum. The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GRENADEnoun

   A little hollow globe or ball of iron, or other metal, about two inches and a half in diameter, which, being filled with fine powder, is set on fire by means of a small fusee fastened to the touch-hole: as soon as it is kindled, the case flies into many shatters, much to the damage of all that stand near. These granades serve to fire close and narrow passages, and are often thrown with the hand among the soldiers to disorder their ranks, more especially in those posts where they stand thickest; as in trenches, redoubts, and lodgments. Harr.

   Etymology: from pomum granatum, Latin.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grenade

   Grenade is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010). A pop and R&B ballad, "Grenade" was written and produced by The Smeezingtons (Mars, Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine) with additional songwriting by Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, and Andrew Wyatt. The song was developed from an unreleased track with similar lyrical themes played by record producer Benny Blanco to Mars. "Grenade" was completely rearranged and re‑recorded two days before the album's release. The song's lyrics carry a message of unrequited love and how Mars' heart was broken, despite his best efforts to show her his love. Initially released as a promotional single on September 28, 2010, it was later announced as the album's second single, released by Atlantic and Elektra Records. "Grenade" was well received by critics, praising the vocals and emotional lyrics of the song and also considered it as one of the stand-out tracks on Doo-Wops & Hooligans. The single reached number one in fifteen different countries, giving Mars his third number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, and topping the Canadian Hot 100 for three non-consecutive weeks. "Grenade" was certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and seven Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), as well as six times by Music Canada (MC). Worldwide, it was the second best selling digital single of 2011 with 10.2 million copies.

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1. grenade

   A grenade is a small explosive device that is typically thrown by hand and detonates after a certain period of time or upon impact. It's designed to disperse shrapnel upon explosion and is used primarily in warfare to inflict damage on enemy forces or fortifications. Different types of grenades can be used for different purposes, such as smoke grenades for creating a smoke screen, tear gas grenades for crowd control, or incendiary grenades for causing fires.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grenadenoun

   a hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among enemies

2. Etymology: [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or Sp. granada; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the resemblance of its shape to a pomegranate. See Carnet, Grain a kernel, and cf. Pomegranate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grenade

   gre-nād′, n. a small shell of iron or annealed glass, filled with powder and bits of iron, and thrown from the hand, or with a shovel over a parapet. [Fr.,—Sp. granada—L. granatus, full of seeds—granum, a grain, seed.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grenade

   Now restricted to hand-grenade, weighing about 2 lbs., and the fuze being previously lit, is conveniently thrown by hand from the tops of ships on to an enemy's deck, from the parapet into the ditch, or generally against an enemy otherwise difficult to reach. A number of grenades, moreover, being quilted together with their fuzes outwards, called a "bouquet," is fired short distances with good effect from mortars in the latter stages of a siege.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grenade

   In gunnery, is a shell thrown from the hand, or in barrels from mortars of large caliber, and ignited as other shells by means of a fuze. There are hand-grenades and rampart-grenades; old 6-pounder spherical-case may be used for the former, and shells of any caliber for the latter. Grenades are useful in the defense of works, the smaller, thrown by hand into the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon the besiegers mounting a breach; the larger kinds are rolled over the parapet in a trough. Hand-grenades are intended to be used against the enemy when he has reached such parts of the defenses (the bottom of the ditch for example) as are not covered by the guns, or the muskets of the infantry posted on the banquettes. After the enemy has passed the abatis and jumped into the ditch, hand-grenades will be used; and then if he mounts the parapet, he must be met there with the bayonet. Ketchum’s hand-grenade is a small oblong percussion shell which explodes on striking the object.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GRENADE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grenade is ranked #126018 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Grenade surname appeared 136 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Grenade.
   
   54.4% or 74 total occurrences were Black.
   42.6% or 58 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Bomb

Anagrams for grenade »

1. gerenda

2. gardeen

3. enraged

4. derange

5. grandee

How to pronounce grenade?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grenade in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grenade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of grenade in a Sentence

1. Mark Galeotti:

   Usually it is relatively easy to get a pistol or anything up to an assault rifle, but it is much harder to get an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) or a machine gun or the boring things like spare parts for the above. You actually need to have a proper war for these sorts of things to become available and, lo and behold, you have a proper war.

2. Bill Begley:

   It turns out that it was a novelty grenade that a young person had packed in their bags but we didn't know that, so immediately the protocols were put in place.

3. Mario Lewis of West Greenwich:

   It was like an M-80 boom, like a grenade.

4. Dearrick DeSaussure:

   It's time to step up by destroying racism. i'm trying to get over the shooting of Walter Scott and now we're getting hit with this hand grenade, this atomic bomb. How do you explain this to yourself? This was a racially motivated shooting. It wasn't a gas leak.

5. Emil Limpert:

   There were four guys in there, and two guys got killed, and then the other guy, he got his leg… Oh, hell. I guess he lost his leg. It was slit in four places where a grenade hit between us and I got one in my leg.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grenade
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grenade
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=grenade
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=grenade
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=grenade
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html