grass

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Visual representation of grass

Noun

grassSingular
grassesPlural
1

Vegetation consisting of typically short plants with narrow leaves, growing wild or cultivated on lawns and pastures

The children played on the grass in the park.

2

A particular species of such plants, especially those of the family Poaceae

Bamboo is a type of grass that grows very tall.

3

Ground covered with grass; a lawn or pasture

The children played on the grass.

4

Marijuana (slang)

He was arrested for selling grass.

Verb

grassedPast tense
grassedPast participle
grassingPresent participle
grassesThird-person singular
1

To cover with grass or turf

They grassed the entire yard to make it look nicer.

2

To feed with grass; to pasture

The farmer grasses his cattle in the meadow every summer.

3

To inform on someone to the authorities (British slang)

He grassed on his mates to the police.