Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grass up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
grass up
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To betray by informing on.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From grass (“informer”) + up.

Usage

Inflected Forms

grasses up (present, singular) grassing up (participle, present) grassed up (participle, past) grassed up (past)

Frequently Paired Words

supergrass

Synonyms

drop a dime name names snitch

Questions

What does grass up mean?
To betray by informing on.
Where does grass up come from?
From grass (“informer”) + up.

How to pronounce grass up

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