grenade

UK: /grɪˈneɪd/ US: /grɪˈneɪd/ ,(gri nād′)

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

grenades

v 3rd person singular

grenading

v pres p

grenaded

v past

grenaded

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

gre•nade /grɪˈneɪd/   n. [countable]

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

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

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

1. Military a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
2. a similar missile containing a chemical, as for dispersing tear gas or fire-extinguishing substances.

v.t. 

3. Military to 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/ noun

1. a small container filled with explosive thrown by hand or fired from a rifle
2. 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