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grass

Definition

  • noun: plants that have narrow green leaves, that are eaten by cows, sheep, horses, etc., and that are commonly grown on lawns and in gardens
  • noun: herbage suitable or used for grazing animals
  • verb: to cover (an area) with grass
  • verb: to feed (livestock) on grass sometimes without grain or other concentrates
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: pasture, spring, marijuana

Examples

  • He has never been one to 'let the grass grow under his feet'. [=he has never been slow about doing things; he gets things done quickly]

  • The young candidate hoped to gather votes at the 'grassroots' level in his own neighborhood.

  • I'm not ready to be 'put out to grass' [='put out to pasture'] just yet.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Most monkeys couldn't live up here. There's no food and few insects to feed on. But Gelados are unique - they're the only monkeys in the world that live almost entirely on grass. They live in the largest assemblies formed by any monkeys. Some groups are strong and they crop the high meadows (..)
    2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: Mountains Season: 1 Episode 2