grass
verb/ɡrɑːs/
/ɡræs/
[intransitive] (both British English, informal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they grass | /ɡrɑːs/ /ɡræs/ |
| he / she / it grasses | /ˈɡrɑːsɪz/ /ˈɡræsɪz/ |
| past simple grassed | /ɡrɑːst/ /ɡræst/ |
| past participle grassed | /ɡrɑːst/ /ɡræst/ |
| -ing form grassing | /ˈɡrɑːsɪŋ/ /ˈɡræsɪŋ/ |
- grass (on somebody) (also grass somebody up)to tell the police about somebody’s criminal activities
- Who grassed on us?
- You can count on Sam not to grass.
- You wouldn’t grass up your mates, would you?
Word OriginOld English græs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gras, German Gras, also ultimately to green and grow.Definitions on the go
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