graze, grazing
(noun) the act of grazing
graze
(noun) a superficial abrasion
browse, graze
(verb) eat lightly, try different dishes; “There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing”
graze, crease, rake
(verb) scrape gently; “graze the skin”
crop, browse, graze, range, pasture
(verb) feed as in a meadow or pasture; “the herd was grazing”
graze
(verb) break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; “She was grazed by the stray bullet”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
graze (plural grazes)
The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
The act of animals feeding from pasture.
graze (third-person singular simple present grazes, present participle grazing, simple past and past participle grazed)
(transitive) To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
(ambitransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
(transitive) To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
(intransitive) To eat periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes.
To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout.
(transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
(transitive) To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
(intransitive) To yield grass for grazing.
• GarzĂŞ, Zager, gazer
Source: Wiktionary
Graze, v. t. Etym: [imp. & p. p. Grazed (p. pr. & vb. n. Grazing.] Etym: [OE. grasen, AS. grasian, fr. grs grass. See Grass.]
1. To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for. A field or two to graze his cows. Swift.
2. To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse. The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead. Pope.
3. To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing. When Jacob grazed his uncle Laban's sheep. Shak.
4. To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall.
Graze, v. i.
1. To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze on the meadows.
2. To yield grass for grazing. The ground cortinueth the wet, whereby it will never graze to purpose. Bacon.
3. To touch something lightly in passing.
Graze, n.
1. The act of grazing; the cropping of grass. [Colloq.] Turning him out for a grace on the common. T. Hughes.
2. A light touch; a slight scratch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
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