grass
/ɡɹɑːs/ verb C2- To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).
- To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.
- To cover with grass or with turf.
- To feed with grass.
- To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.
- To bring to the grass or ground; to land.
He/she/it grasses · Past grassed · Past participle grassed · -ing form grassing
Verb forms
- Base form
- grass
- He/she/it
- grasses
- Past
- grassed
- Past participle
- grassed
- -ing form
- grassing
From the library
They thanked him and bade him good-bye, and turned toward the West, walking over fields of soft grass dotted here and there with daisies and buttercups.
He thus addressed him: “Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me.” “Indeed,” bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, “I was not then born.” Then said the Wolf, “You feed in my pasture.” “No, good sir,” replied the Lamb, “I have not yet tasted grass.” Again said the Wolf, “You drink of my well.” “No,” exclaimed the Lamb, “I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother’s milk is both food and drink to me.” Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, “Well!
So, the Lion being fully refreshed, and feeling quite himself again, they all started upon the journey, greatly enjoying the walk through the soft, fresh grass; and it was not long before they reached the road of yellow brick and turned again toward the Emerald City where the Great Oz dwelt.
Even the grass was not green, for the sun had burned the tops of the long blades until they were the same gray color to be seen everywhere.
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