Definition of grass
1 : herbage suitable or used for grazing animals
2 : any of a large family (Gramineae synonym Poaceae) of monocotyledonous mostly herbaceous plants with jointed stems, slender sheathing leaves, and flowers borne in spikelets of bracts
3 : land (such as a lawn or a turf racetrack) covered with growing grass keep off the grass the horse had never won on grass
4 grasses plural : leaves or plants of grass
5 : a state or place of retirement put out to grass
6 [short for grasshopper, rhyming slang for copper] slang, British : a police informer
7 : electronic noise on a radarscope that takes the form of vertical lines resembling lawn grass
8 : marijuana
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Examples of grass in a Sentence
They were smoking some grass.
Recent Examples of grass from the Web
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Adnan alleged that other groups in Rukban are trying to instigate trouble, such as the Tribal Council of Palmyra and Badia, which bills itself as a grass-roots service organization.
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Baxter Jack’s (sand division), 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Seneca Park (grass division), 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Free for spectators.
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Public Intoxication A 46-year-old Skokie man was ticketed for public intoxication June 26 after police said he was found lying in the grass in the 8600 block of Dempster Street.
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Snakes belong in the grass (and on Kim's SnapChat), but not on feet!
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A sheriff's deputy found it in the grass outside the home.
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Here’s a list of our favorite stretches of sand, patches of grass and stadium seats for watching spectacular fireworks shows planned throughout the region.
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The grass roots’ disgust with this betrayal will be so deep as to endanger every senator, even in deep red states such as Mississippi, Texas and Utah.
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In his dogged pursuit of second place late in the race, Sato hit a small ditch in the track, let his wheel drop into the grass and lost control of his car.
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Origin and Etymology of grass
Middle English gras, from Old English græs; akin to Old High German gras grass, Old English grōwan to grow
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Definition of grass
transitive verb
1 : to feed (livestock) on grass sometimes without grain or other concentrates
2 : to cover with grass; especially : to seed to grass
intransitive verb
1 : to produce grass
2 slang, British : inform 2 —often used with on
First Known Use of grass
circa 1500
GRASS Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of grass for English Language Learners
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: plants that have narrow green leaves, that are eaten by cows, sheep, horses, etc., and that are commonly grown on lawns and in gardens
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: a particular type of grass
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: a person who gives information to the police about the criminal activity of other people : a police informer
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Definition of grass for English Language Learners
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: to cover (an area) with grass
GRASS Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of grass for Students
1 : any of a large group of green plants with jointed stems, long slender leaves, and stalks of clustered flowers
2 : plants eaten by grazing animals
3 : land (as a lawn) covered with growing grass
grasslike
\-ˌlīk\ adjectiveMedical Dictionary
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