go to grass

verb

To be turned out to pasture, especially of a horse too old to work.

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Meanings

verbgo to grass (third-person singular simple present goes to grass, present participle going to grass, simple past went to grass, past participle gone to grass)

present singular third person goes to grass · participle present going to grass · past went to grass · participle past gone to grass

  1. To be turned out to pasture, especially of a horse too old to work.
  2. To go into retirement; to rusticate.
  3. slangTo take a violent fall, especially of a boxer.
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APA

go to grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20grass

MLA

“go to grass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20grass. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to grass,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20grass.

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