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goes to grass

goes to grass is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go to grass.

Meaning of go to grass

Verb

go 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)

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

Questions about goes to grass

What is goes to grass the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes to grass is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go to grass.

Words near goes to grass in the dictionary

  1. goes to bed with the sun
  2. goes to Cain's
  3. goes to Canossa
  4. goes to earth
  5. goes to extraordinary lengths
  6. goes to grass
  7. goes to great lengths
  8. goes to ground
  9. goes to Halifax
  10. goes to heck
  11. goes to hell

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