grass

A common, green plant with narrow leaves that covers fields, lawns, and pastures.

• The children love to play barefoot on the soft grass in the park. — The children enjoy playing without shoes on the lawn in the park.
• Cows and sheep graze on the fresh grass in the meadows. — Cattle and sheep eat the green plants in the fields.
• After the rain, the grass grew quickly and needed to be cut. — The lawn grew rapidly after the rain and required mowing.

To cut or mow grass, often for maintenance of a lawn or field. While `mow` and `cut` are synonyms for this action, the verb "to grass" is rarely used in this specific sense in contemporary general English. More commonly, "to grass" means to cover an area with grass (e.g., "They will grass over the bare patch in the yard.") or, informally in British English, to inform on someone (e.g., "He grassed on his accomplices to the police."). This variety of distinct and often less common usages for the verb form makes it challenging to find a single, direct translation that encapsulates all its potential implications.

• The groundskeeper still needs to grass the back field before the game. — The groundskeeper still needs to mow the back field before the game.
• It's important to grass the lawn regularly to keep it neat and healthy. — It's important to cut the lawn often to keep it tidy and healthy.