conversation vs grapevine

conversation

noun
  • Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. 

  • The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction. 

  • The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout. 

verb
  • To engage in conversation (with). 

grapevine

noun
  • An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip. 

  • A leglock. 

  • The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow. 

  • A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns. 

  • A rumor. 

verb
  • To restrain in a leglock. 

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