grass

grass
   1. to inform against
   Rhyming slang on grass in the park, coppers' nark:
    'Favours. Grassing.' Blamires said. 'I've nobody to grass on.' (Kyle, 1975)
   A grass is an informer:
    There's a copper in that boy, you mark my words. He's a natural grass, (le Carré, 1986)
   2. marijuana
   Shortened form of grass-weed in common use and occasionally as green grass:
    Frank was restive about the marijuana. 'You surely wouldn't make trouble about a scrap of grass.' (Davidson, 1978)
    We are smoking too, man, you know? Grass. Green grass. You know what I mean? (Simon, 1979)

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  • Grass — Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grass — is the common word that generally describes monocotyledonous green plants. The family Gramineae (Poaceae) are the true grasses and include most plants grown as grains, for pasture, and for lawns (turf). They include some more specialised crops… …   Wikipedia

  • GRASS — GIS …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Grass — oder GRASS bezeichnet: Grass Island, eine zu Südgeorgien gehörige Insel Grass (Kartenspiel), ein Kartenspiel (11496) Grass, einen Asteroiden GRASS GIS, ein Geoinformationssystem Grass (Film), Grass – A Nation’s Battle for Life, Dokumentarfilm von …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • GRASS (G.) — «Enfin l’Allemagne a retrouvé un écrivain de stature internationale»: tel fut l’avis unanime de la critique lorsque parut en 1959 Le Tambour . C’était le premier roman d’un jeune auteur d’une trentaine d’années, connu et apprécié jusqu’alors… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Grass — 〈n.; ; unz.; Drogenszene〉 = Gras (4) [engl.] * * * Grass, das; [engl. grass, eigtl. = Gras, nach den getrockneten Pflanzenteilen] (Jargon): Marihuana. * * * Grạss,   Günter, Schriftsteller und Grafiker, * Danzig 16. 10. 1927; Sohn deutsch… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Grass — Grass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grassing}.] 1. To cover with grass or with turf. [1913 Webster] 2. To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. To bring to the grass or ground; to land; as, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grass — O.E. græs, gærs herb, plant, grass, from P.Gmc. grasan (Cf. O.N., O.S., Du., O.H.G., Ger., Goth. gras, Swed. gräs), from PIE *ghros young shoot, sprout, from root *ghre to grow, become green (related to GROW (Cf. grow) and GREEN (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • Grass — Grass, v. i. To produce grass. [R.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • GRASS — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Groupe d analyse du social et de la sociabilité GRASS GIS Ce document provient de « GRASS ». Catégorie : Homonymie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Grass — puede referirse a: Günter Grass, escritor alemán; o GRASS GIS, software de información geográfica. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de …   Wikipedia Español

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