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1pas·ture Listen to audio/ˈpæsɚ, Brit ˈpɑ:sə/ noun
plural pas·tures
: a large area of land where animals feed on the grass [count] The horses were grazing in the pasture. [noncount] Most of their land is pasture. She put/sent/turned the sheep out to pasture. [=she brought the sheep to a pasture to eat the grass]
greener pastures or Brit pastures new
: a new and better place or situation
He left for greener pastures after working here for 10 years. She is looking for pastures new.
put (someone) out to pasture
: to force (someone) to leave a job because of old age
I'm not ready to be put out to pasture yet.sometimes used of things I put my old computer out to pasture. [=got rid of my old computer]

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