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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

  • (..) She didn't have to work in nobody's kitchen no more. That smells wonderful. And 'cause I was a gozillionaire and I liked doing it so much, I cut that grass for free. But at night-time when there was nothing to do and the house was all empty, I'd always think of Jenny. And then, she was there. (..)
    1994 Forrest Gump