First Known Use: before 12th century
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1grass
noun, often attributive \ˈgras\
: plants that have narrow green leaves, that are eaten by cows, sheep, horses, etc., and that are commonly grown on lawns and in gardens
: a particular type of grass
: a person who gives information to the police about the criminal activity of other people : a police informer
Full Definition of GRASS
1
: herbage suitable or used for grazing animals
2
: any of a large family (Gramineae syn. Poaceae) of monocotyledonous mostly herbaceous plants with jointed stems, slender sheathing leaves, and flowers borne in spikelets of bracts
3
: land (as a lawn or a turf racetrack) covered with growing grass <keep off the grass> <the horse had never won on grass>
4
plural : leaves or plants of grass
5
: a state or place of retirement <put out to grass>
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[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
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Origin of GRASS
Middle English gras, from Old English græs; akin to Old High German gras grass, Old English grōwan to grow
2grass
verb
: to cover (an area) with grass
Full 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
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First Known Use of GRASS
circa 1500
Grass
biographical name \ˈgräs\
Definition of GRASS
Günter Wilhelm 1927– Ger. writer
GRASS Defined for Kids
grass
noun \ˈgras\
Definition of GRASS for Kids
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
— grass·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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grass
noun \ˈgras\
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