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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
- 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
graze
2/ 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
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Derived Forms
- ˈgrazingly, adverb
- ˈgrazer, noun
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Other Words From
- grazea·ble adjective
- grazer noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Low-hanging clouds nestle among the layers of mountains; horses and cows graze in the middle distance.
One of the officers suffered a minor graze wound to his head.
Their regional rivals are the nomadic Missiriya tribe, who come down from the north into Abyei so their cattle can graze.
Many of us had been hit by the balls, but a bruise or a graze of the skin was the worst consequence that had ensued.
"I call you," the policeman said, and stripping the saddle and bridle from his sweaty horse, turned him loose to graze.
After lunch the girls strolled around a bit, leaving their mounts to graze lazily.
Then hit blows the snow off en around, en stock can graze thar until near Christmas.
Some of the animals suffered so with thirst that they could not graze, and uttered doleful whinneys of distress.
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