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Grass Very Common

Grass has 14 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

"The farmer decided to mow the grass early in the morning so it would dry out before being baled into hay."

2

German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)

"The literary festival honored Günter Grass for his powerful depictions of post-war Germany in works like The Tin Drum."

3

a police informer who implicates many people

"The detective realized that his own partner was acting as grass when he started naming suspects before any evidence had been gathered."

4

bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

"The farmer hauled out a fresh load of dry grass to feed the hungry herd in the barn."

5

street names for marijuana

"The officer asked me if I had any grass in my car, and I told him no."

6

Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

"The gardener spent the weekend spreading fresh grass over the bare patches to create a lush green carpet across the backyard."

In plain English: Grass is the green plant that grows on the ground and covers lawns, parks, and fields.

"The children played hide and seek in the tall green grass."

Usage: Use "grass" to refer to low-growing plants like lawn cover or wild meadow vegetation, not tall cereal crops used for grain. It describes any plant of the family Poaceae with leaves arising from nodes and wrapping bases that serve as ground cover.

Verb
1

shoot down, of birds

"The hunter waited until a flock flew low over the marsh before he could finally shoot them all down in his attempt to clear the grassy landing strip."

2

cover with grass

"The owners decided to grass their property"

3

spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach

"After washing her white linen shirts, she spread them out on the warm grass in the yard to air-dry under the bright sun."

4

cover with grass

"The crew will soon finish covering the hillside with fresh green grass after last year's fire."

5

feed with grass

"The farmer lowered his head to let the horse graze on the fresh pasture."

6

give away information about somebody

"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

7

To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).

"The defender managed to tackle the winger and send him crashing onto the grass."

In plain English: To grass on someone means to tell an authority figure about their secret activities or crimes.

"He sat on the roof and let his mind wander until he started grassing again."

Usage: Do not use the verb "grass" to mean laying something on the ground or knocking someone down; instead, it specifically means to inform authorities about someone's illegal activities. The correct usage is limited to reporting criminal behavior to the police.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"My neighbor, Mr. Grass, is hosting a barbecue in his backyard tomorrow."

Example Sentences
"The children played hide and seek in the tall green grass." noun
"The green grass grew tall after the spring rain." noun
"Children played tag on the soft grass in the park." noun
"She sat down to eat her lunch on the grass near the river." noun
"He sat on the roof and let his mind wander until he started grassing again." verb
See Also
lawn green plant ground blades field garden hay
Related Terms
lawn green plant ground blades field garden hay nest mow lawns green lawn cover green plant green blades lawn plant yard hill weed ground cover
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
gramineous plant informer fodder cannabis shoot cover unfold crop inform
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
beach grass bunchgrass midgrass shortgrass sword grass tallgrass lemongrass goat grass wheatgrass bent broom grass tall oat grass brome grama buffalo grass reed grass burgrass sandbur finger grass pampas grass plumed tussock Bermuda grass giant star grass orchard grass crabgrass lyme grass wild rye love grass plume grass fescue sheep fescue silver grass velvet grass creeping soft grass rye grass nimblewill dallisgrass Bahia grass knotgrass fountain grass feathertop reed canary grass canary grass hardinggrass timothy bluegrass meadowgrass munj bluestem cordgrass dropseed rush grass St. Augustine grass cereal zoysia sell someone out

Origin

The word "grass" comes from the Old English græs, which traces its roots back to a Proto-Indo-European verb meaning "to grow." It has been used in English with this same meaning since before the Middle English period.

Rhyming Words
ass jass sass wass nass mass lass tass gass bass vass dass kass pass yass cass hass blass crass unass
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