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Hand grenade

//ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a grenade designed to be thrown by hand wordnet
  3. 3
    A fire grenade (kind of portable fire extinguisher). archaic

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