| grass (ɡrɑːs) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any monocotyledonous plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), having jointed stems sheathed by long narrow leaves, flowers in spikes, and seedlike fruits. The family includes cereals, bamboo, etc |
| 2. | such plants collectively, in a lawn, meadow, etcRelated: gramineous, verdant |
| 3. | any similar plant, such as knotgrass, deergrass, or scurvy grass |
| 4. | ground on which such plants grow; a lawn, field, etc |
| 5. | ground on which animals are grazed; pasture |
| 6. | a slang word for marijuana |
| 7. | slang (Brit) a person who informs, esp on criminals |
| 8. | short for sparrowgrass |
| 9. | informal (NZ) get off the grass an exclamation of disbelief |
| 10. | let the grass grow under one's feet to squander time or opportunity |
| 11. | put out to grass |
| a. to retire (a racehorse) | |
| b. informal to retire (a person) | |
| —vb (usually foll by on) | |
| 12. | to cover or become covered with grass |
| 13. | to feed or be fed with grass |
| 14. | (tr) to spread (cloth) out on grass for drying or bleaching in the sun |
| 15. | (tr) sport to knock or bring down (an opponent) |
| 16. | (tr) to shoot down (a bird) |
| 17. | (tr) to land (a fish) on a river bank |
| 18. | slang (Brit) to inform, esp to the police |
| Related: gramineous, verdant | |
| [Old English græs; related to Old Norse, Gothic, Old High German gras, Middle High German gruose sap] | |
| 'grassless | |
| —adj | |
| 'grasslike | |
| —adj | |
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |