grass
grass / gras/ • n. 1. vegetation consisting of typically short plants with long narrow leaves, growing wild or cultivated on lawns and pasture, and as a fodder crop. ∎ ground covered with grass: he sat down on the grass. ∎ pastureland: the farms were mostly given over to grass. 2. the mainly herbaceous plant that constitutes such vegetation, which has jointed stems and spikes of small, wind-pollinated flowers. 3. inf. marijuana. 4. Brit., inf. a police informer. • v. [tr.] 1. (usu. be grassed) cover (an area of ground) with grass: hillsides so closely grassed over, they seem to be painted green. ∎ feed (livestock) with grass. 2. [intr.] Brit., inf. inform the police of criminal activity or plans: someone had grassed on the thieves. PHRASES: not let the grass grow under one's feet not delay in acting or taking an opportunity.DERIVATIVES: grass·less adj.grass·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.