Granate — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bombshell noun A piece of news that is shocking or sensational.
- grenade noun A small explosive device, thrown by hand or fired from a launcher, designed to burst apart on impact or after a timed fuse.
- shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
Senses
Granate is used for these senses in English:
- bombshell (historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
- bombshell (by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.
- grenade A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
- shell (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
bombshell — full definition
- noun A piece of news that is shocking or sensational.
- noun Informal term for an especially attractive person.
grenade — full definition
- noun A small explosive device, thrown by hand or fired from a launcher, designed to burst apart on impact or after a timed fuse.
- verb To attack or destroy something with a grenade or grenades.