hand grenade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd/
- /ˈhænd.ɡɚˈneɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
It began with a verbal hand grenade lobbed by Mr. Trump Monday, decrying the staggered release of hostages under the painstakingly crafted Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement brokered by his own envoy along with Qatar, Egypt, and the outgoing Biden administration.
2025 February 11, Taylor Luck, “Jordan in a bind: What to offer Trump instead of taking in Gaza refugees?”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
- (archaic) A fire grenade (kind of portable fire extinguisher).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hand-grenade | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hand grenades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
rifle grenade · rocket-propelled grenade
Deriveds
close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades · hunky hand grenade · holy hand grenade · almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
pineapple · pineapple grenade · holy hand grenade · potato-masher grenade · grenado · potato masher · Mills bomb
Relateds
Translations (39)
es granada de mano (explosive device) · io grenado (explosive device) · nv dadilhóni aheltłʼidígíí (explosive device) · el χειροβομβίδα (explosive device) · it bomba a mano (explosive device) · fr grenade à main (explosive device) · ro grenadă de mână (explosive device) · hu kézigránát (explosive device) · tr el bombası (explosive device) · eo mangrenado (explosive device) · it granata (explosive device) · he רמון יד (explosive device) · cmn 手雷 (explosive device) · fi käsikranaatti (explosive device) · pa ਹੱਥ ਗੋਲ਼ਾ (explosive device) · az qumbara (explosive device) · cmn 手榴彈 /手榴弹 (explosive device) · be ручная граната (explosive device) · nb handgranat (explosive device) · da håndgranat (explosive device) · id granat tangan (explosive device) · ru грана́та (explosive device) · ja 手投げ弾 (explosive device) · et käsigranaat (explosive device) · pl granat ręczny (explosive device) · sv handgranat (explosive device) · gl granada de man (explosive device) · de Handgranate (explosive device) · hy նռնակ (explosive device) · ko 수류탄 (explosive device) · pt granada de mão (explosive device) · ha gùr̃nêt (explosive device) · cy llawfom (explosive device) · nb håndgranat (explosive device) · lv rokas granāta (explosive device) · ta கையெறிகுண்டு (explosive device) · ca granada de mà (explosive device) · nn handgranat (explosive device) · ja 手榴弾 (explosive device)