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grass


Definition: Meaning of, grass in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡrɑːs /

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grass grasses
  1. in fields and gardens [uncountable] a very common plant with thin leaves that covers the ground in fields and gardens and is often eaten by animals
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  2. in fields and gardens [countable] a particular kind of grass
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  3. the grass an area of grass, especially an area where the grass is kept cut short
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  4. drug [uncountable] informal MARIJUANA
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  5. criminal [countable] British English informal someone, usually a criminal, who gives information about other criminals to the police - used to show disapproval ; =  stoolpigeon AmE] [=  informer]
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  6. the grass is greener (on the other side) used to say that other places or situations seem better than yours, although they may not really be better
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  7. not let the grass grow under your feet to not waste time or delay starting something
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  8. put somebody out to grass informal to make someone leave their job because they are too old to do it effectively
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
grass grassed grassed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
grassing grasses
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  1. also grass somebody up British English informal to tell the police about a criminal's activities
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Grass


Definition: Meaning of, Grass in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / grɑːs /

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  1. born 1927 german writer of novels and poetry and plays
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    Gunter Grass, Gunter Wilhelm Grass
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Grass used in phrases

  • African love grass (noun)
    1. perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control
  • Aleppo grass (noun)
    1. tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land
  • American star grass (noun)
    1. perennial star grass of North America
  • Australian grass tree (noun)
    1. stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers
    2. any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins
  • Australian reed grass (noun)
    1. tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay
  • Bahama grass (noun)
    1. trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
  • Bahia grass (noun)
    1. perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States
  • Bermuda grass (noun)
    1. trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
  • China grass (noun)
    1. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fibre from its woody stems that resembles flax
  • Egyptian grass (noun)
    1. a creeping grass with spikes like fingers
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Grass used in phrasal verbs

  • grass over (phrasal verb)
    1. to cover an area of ground with grass
  • grass up (phrasal verb)
    1. to tell someone in authority, especially the police, about something bad that someone else has done
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