grass

Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

Thou turnest man to destruction: and sayest, Returne yee children of men. / For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night. / Thou carriest them away as with a flood, they are as a sleepe: in the morning they are like grasse which groweth vp. / In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth vp: in the euening it is cut downe, and withereth.

The cicale above in the lime, / And the lizards below in the grass, / Were as silent as ever old Tmolus was, / Listening to my sweet pipings.

Any of the various plants that are not in the family Poaceae that resemble grasses.

A lawn.

The outside world, especially in the phrase "touch grass".

Marijuana.

Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona / For some California grass

To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).

The Chicken himself attributed this punishment to his having had the misfortune to get into Chancery early in the proceedings, when he was severely fibbed by the Larkey one, and heavily grassed.

He flew at me with his knife, and I had to grass him twice, and got a cut over the knuckles, before I had the upper hand of him.

To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.

"Grassed on me he did," I said morosely. (Note: Grass is English thief slang for inform.)^([sic])

"I'm dressed as a woman, but I am still technically a man. I believe that to comply with the law of the land I ought to continue to use the Gents', but in order not to look out place I intend to use the Ladies' from now on. I trust none of you will grass on me..."

To cover with grass or with turf.

To feed with grass.

To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.

A group of languages spoken in Papua New Guinea.