grass
grass [grass grasses grassed grassing] noun, verb BrE [ɡrɑːs] NAmE [ɡræs]
noun 
1. uncountable a common wild plant with narrow green leaves and ↑stems that are eaten by cows, horses, sheep, etc
•a blade of grass
• The dry grass caught fire.
2. countable any type of grass
•ornamental grasses
3. singular, uncountable (usually the grass)an area of ground covered with grass
•to cut/mow the grass
• Don't walk on the grass.
•Keep off the grass. (= on a sign)
4. uncountable (slang) ↑marijuana
5. countable (BrE, informal, usually disapproving)a person, usually a criminal, who tells the police about sb's criminal activities and plans
compare ↑supergrass
more at kick sth into the long grass at ↑kick v., a snake (in the grass) at ↑snake n.
Word Origin:
Old English græs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gras, German Gras, also ultimately to ↑green and ↑grow.
Thesaurus:
the
grass noun sing., U
•We all sat down on the grass.
lawn • • turf • • common • |BrE green •
on the grass/lawn/turf/common/green
sit on/cut/mow the grass/lawn
Example Bank:
•I sowed a little bag of grass seed.
•I've walked along that path for so many years I know every blade of grass.
•The dog came running through the long grass.
•There were only a few clumps of coarse grass for the animals to eat.
•They all set off across the grass.
•We parked on the grass verge by the side of the road.
•You're not allowed to walk on the grass.
•He stopped the car on the grass verge of the deserted road.
•Keep off the grass.
•We all sat down on the grass.
Idioms: ↑grass is greener on the other side ▪ ↑not let the grass grow under your feet ▪ ↑put somebody out to grass
Derived: ↑grass something over
verb intransitive ~ (on sb) (also ˌgrass sbˈup) (both BrE, informal)
to tell the police about sb's criminal activities
• Who grassed on us?
• You can count on Sam not to grass.
•You wouldn't grass up your mates, would you?
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English græs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gras, German Gras, also ultimately to ↑green and ↑grow.
Example Bank:
•You wouldn't grass up your mates, would you?
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