grass

noun, often attributive

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\ ˈgras

Definition of grass

(Entry 1 of 3)

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

grass

verb

grassed; grassing; grasses

Definition of grass (Entry 2 of 3)

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 sense 1 —often used with on

Grass

biographical name

\ ˈgräs

Definition of Grass (Entry 3 of 3)

Günter Wilhelm 1927–2015 German writer

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Synonyms for grass

Synonyms: Verb

Examples of grass in a Sentence

Noun They were smoking some grass.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun And the high-quality meats available are often grass-fed, pasture-raised, and hormone- and antibiotic-free, and the seafood is wild-caught or responsibly sourced. — Erica Sweeney, SELF, 4 Jan. 2022 Most of the trees were still in bloom, shedding white petals on grass that was a bright, astonished green. — Meghan O’gieblyn, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 On weekends people rented it out for weddings, but on weeknights a group of women brought tilapia and lake perch to fry in open vats for passersby picnicking on the grass. — Torrey Peters, Bon Appétit, 4 Jan. 2022 Small fires cropped up here and there in surprising places — on the grass in a median or in a dumpster in the middle of a parking lot — wind gusts caused the fire to jump and spread. — CBS News, 31 Dec. 2021 Small fires cropped up here and there in surprising places—on the grass in a median or in a dumpster in the middle of a parking lot—as wind gusts caused the fire to jump and spread. — Colleen Slevin, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2021 All Mindful Chef chicken is British free range, all its fish is sustainably sourced and its beef is British from grass-fed heritage breed cattle. — Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021 Though the exact number is unclear, reports say grass-fed beef makes up as little as 4%-5% of overall beef production in the country. — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Nov. 2021 Letting patches of grass turn brown had a big impact, said Laura Briefer, the utilities director. — Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Dec. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Burning mostly shrub and grass less than a mile from Top-of-The-World, the fire as of Tuesday has consumed more than 71,756 acres with no containment, according to InciWeb. — Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2021 Berea Community Outreach now encompasses a long list of programs, from a food pantry and Dinner to Your Door to grass cutting and snowplowing for seniors and the disabled. — cleveland, 4 Jan. 2021 Not wanting to miss out on an opportunity to embarrass themselves in public, many of our overzealous police forces have launched online contact forms so people can grass on their neighbors. — Charlie Peters, National Review, 8 Apr. 2020 More of the area around the platform has been grassed, adding even more seating and picnicking areas. — John Davis, azcentral, 27 Jan. 2020 Robotic lawn mowers like the Honda Miimo ($2,499); Robomow ($1,299); and Worx Landroid ($999) are to grass what the Roomba and its ilk are to carpet. — Maria Carter, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2017 Related stories from Star-Telegram Hamels delivers gem as Rangers sweep Mariners Beyond a wild-card race, Rangers from Venezuela in dire fight for family and country Rangers’ new ballpark won’t look like Minute Maid Park, but will grass grow? — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 21 Sep. 2017 How long should grass get before your town issues a warning or even a fine? — Linda Kinsey, cleveland.com, 21 June 2017 Robotic lawn mowers like the Honda Miimo ($2,499); Robomow ($1,299); and Worx Landroid ($999) are to grass what the Roomba and its ilk are to carpet. — Maria Carter, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2017

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