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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

  • (..) Do you remember the taste of strawberries? No, Sam. I can't recall the taste of food... ...nor the sound of water... ...nor the touch of grass. I'm... ...naked in the dark. There's... There's nothing. No veil between me and the wheel of fire. (..)
    2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King