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grass
noun
-
grass
,
grasses
A
low
green
plant
with
thin
leaves
that
grows
close
together
and
covers
the
ground
in
fields
,
lawns
,
and
parks
.
•
The
children
ran
barefoot
across
the
soft
grass
.
The
children
ran
barefoot
across
the
soft
grass
.
•
Every
Saturday
morning
,
he
mows
the
grass
in
his
yard
.
Every
Saturday
morning
,
he
mows
the
grass
in
his
yard
.
Old
English
"
græs
"
or
"
gers
",
from
Proto-Germanic
*grasam
,
meaning
"
herb
,
plant
".
noun
-
grass
,
grasses
Informal
:
a
person
who
secretly
gives
information
to
the
police
about
someone
else
’
s
wrongdoing
.
•
The
gang
was
furious
when
they
discovered
the
grass
in
their
midst
.
The
gang
was
furious
when
they
discovered
the
grass
in
their
midst
.
•
No
one
trusts
a
grass
on
the
estate
.
No
one
trusts
a
grass
on
the
estate
.
British
criminal
slang
from
the
late
19th
century
;
origin
uncertain
,
possibly
from
Romani
"
grās
"
meaning
"
fear
"
or
from
"
grasshopper
" (
rhyming
slang
for
"
copper
").
verb
-
grass
,
grassing
,
grasses
,
grassed
Informal
:
to
inform
the
police
about
someone
’
s
crime
or
wrongdoing
.
•
Tom
grassed
on
his
accomplices
after
he
was
caught
.
Tom
grassed
on
his
accomplices
after
he
was
caught
.
•
She
would
never
grass
her
friends
,
no
matter
the
pressure
.
She
would
never
grass
her
friends
,
no
matter
the
pressure
.
Verb
use
derives
from
the
noun
“
grass
”
meaning
informer
,
first
recorded
in
early
20th-century
British
slang
.
