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graze
1[ greyz ]
verb (used without object)
- to feed on growing grass and pasturage, as do cattle, sheep, etc.
- Informal. to eat small portions of food, as appetizers or the like, in place of a full-sized meal or to snack during the course of the day in place of regular meals.
verb (used with object)
- to feed on (growing grass).
- to put cattle, sheep, etc., to feed on (grass, pastureland, etc.).
- to tend (cattle, sheep, etc.) while they are at pasture.
graze
2[ greyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to touch or rub lightly in passing.
- to scrape the skin from; abrade:
The bullet just grazed his shoulder.
verb (used without object)
- to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing:
to graze against a rough wall.
noun
- a touching or rubbing lightly in passing.
- a slight scratch, scrape, or wound made in passing; abrasion.
graze
1/ ɡreɪz /
verb
- to allow (animals) to consume the vegetation on (an area of land), or (of animals, esp cows and sheep) to feed thus
- tr to tend (livestock) while at pasture
- informal.to eat snacks throughout the day rather than formal meals
- informal.to eat
- informal.intr to switch between television channels while viewing without watching any channel for long
- to pilfer and eat sweets, vegetables, etc, from supermarket shelves while shopping
noun
- informal.a snack; something to eat
graze
2/ ɡreɪz /
verb
- whenintr, often foll by against or along to brush or scrape (against) gently, esp in passing
- tr to break the skin of (a part of the body) by scraping
noun
- the act of grazing
- a scrape or abrasion made by grazing
Derived Forms
- ˈgrazingly, adverb
- ˈgrazer, noun
Other Words From
- grazea·ble adjective
- grazer noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of graze1
Origin of graze2
Example Sentences
Maher then put on a faux-Trumpov voice, asking Thomas Matthew Crooks to graze the tip of his ear so as not to ruin his shirt.
The city rents goats, for instance, so that the animals can graze brush from hillsides.
Amid the dramatic recent presidential campaign, Trumpov also survived a bullet grazing his ear when a gunman opened fire at one of his rallies in Pennsylvania.
Livestock not native to the desert have grazed and trampled the plants tortoises like to eat, spreading unpalatable nonnative grasses in their wake.
It can sit for hours while people graze, which can be a real safety hazard.
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