graze | ||
1. | [ verb ] (food) feed as in a meadow or pasture | |
Synonyms: | browse range pasture crop | |
Examples: | "the herd was grazing" |
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Related terms: | feed crop range eatage browse | |
2. | [ verb ] break the skin (of a body part) by scraping | |
Examples: | "She was grazed by the stray bullet" |
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Related terms: | injure | |
3. | [ verb ] (food) let eat | |
Synonyms: | range | |
Examples: | "range the animals in the prairie" |
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Related terms: | feed grass crop range | |
4. | [ verb ] scrape gently | |
Synonyms: | rake crease | |
Examples: | "graze the skin" |
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Related terms: | brush shave | |
5. | [ noun ] (medicine) a superficial abrasion | |
Related terms: | abrasion | |
6. | [ verb ] (food) let (animals) feed in a field or pasture or meadow | |
Synonyms: | pasture crop | |
Related terms: | feed drift grass animal crop eatage grazier | |
7. | [ verb ] (food) eat lightly, try different dishes | |
Synonyms: | browse | |
Examples: | "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" |
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Related terms: | nosh | |
8. | [ noun ] (biology,food) the act of grazing | |
Synonyms: | grazing | |
Related terms: | eating crop crop | |
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