pasture
[ pas-cher, pahs- ]
/ ˈpæs tʃər, ˈpɑs- /
noun
Also called pas·ture·land
[pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/.
an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
a specific area or piece of such ground.
grass or other plants for feeding livestock.
verb (used with object), pas·tured, pas·tur·ing.
verb (used without object), pas·tured, pas·tur·ing.
(of livestock) to graze in a pasture.
Idioms for pasture
- to put in a pasture to graze.
- to dismiss, retire, or use sparingly as being past one's or its prime: Most of our older employees don't want to be put out to pasture.
put out to pasture,
Origin of pasture
OTHER WORDS FROM pasture
pas·tur·al, adjective pas·ture·less, adjective pas·tur·er, noun un·pas·tured, adjectiveWords nearby pasture
pastry brush,
pastry cream,
pastry tube,
pasturable,
pasturage,
pasture,
pasture rose,
pasty,
pasty-faced,
pat,
pat on the back
Definition for pasture (2 of 2)
Pasture
[ French pah-tyr ]
/ French pɑˈtür /
noun
Ro·gi·er
[French raw-zhee-ey] /French rɔ ʒiˈeɪ/or Ro·ger
[French raw-zhey] /French rɔˈʒeɪ/de la
[French duh-la] /French də la/.
Weyden, Rogier van der.
Example sentences from the Web for pasture
British Dictionary definitions for pasture
pasture
/ (ˈpɑːstʃə) /
noun
land covered with grass or herbage and grazed by or suitable for grazing by livestock
a specific tract of such land
the grass or herbage growing on it
verb
(tr)
to cause (livestock) to graze or (of livestock) to graze (a pasture)
Word Origin for pasture
C13: via Old French from Late Latin
pāstūra, from
pascere to feed
Idioms and Phrases with pasture
pasture
see put out to grass (pasture).