graze

graze ¹

 (grāz)

v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es

v.intr.

1. To feed on growing grasses and herbage.

2. Informal

a. To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal.

b. To eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals.

v.tr.

1. To feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland.

2. To feed on the herbage of (a piece of land).

3. To afford herbage for the feeding of: This field will graze 30 head of cattle.

4. To put (livestock) out to feed.

5. To tend (feeding livestock) in a pasture.

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[Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs, grass; see ghrē- in Indo-European roots.]

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graze′a·ble, graz′a·ble adj.

graz′er n.

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graze ²

 (grāz)

v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es

v.tr.

1. To touch lightly in passing; brush. See Synonyms at brush¹.

2. To scrape or scratch slightly; abrade.

v.intr.

To scrape or touch something lightly in passing.

n.

1. The act of brushing or scraping along a surface.

2. A minor scratch or abrasion.

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[Perhaps from graze.]

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graze

(ɡreɪz)

vb

1. (Agriculture) to allow (animals) to consume the vegetation on (an area of land), or (of animals, esp cows and sheep) to feed thus

2. (Agriculture) (tr) to tend (livestock) while at pasture

3. (Cookery) informal to eat snacks throughout the day rather than formal meals

4. (Cookery) informal South African to eat

5. (intr) informal to switch between television channels while viewing without watching any channel for long

6. US to pilfer and eat sweets, fruit, etc, from supermarket shelves while shopping

n

(Cookery) informal South African a snack; something to eat

[Old English grasian, from græs grass; related to Old High German grasōn, Dutch grazen, Norwegian grasa]

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graze

(ɡreɪz)

vb

1. (when: intr, often foll by against or along) to brush or scrape (against) gently, esp in passing

2. (Pathology) (tr) to break the skin of (a part of the body) by scraping

n

3. (Pathology) the act of grazing

4. (Pathology) a scrape or abrasion made by grazing

[C17: probably special use of graze¹; related to Swedish gräsa]

ˈgrazer n

ˈgrazingly adv

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graze¹

(greɪz)

v. grazed, graz•ing. v.i.

1. to feed on growing grass and herbage, as do cattle, sheep, etc.

2. Informal.

a. to eat small portions of food or snacks in place of regular meals.

b. to sample small portions of a variety of foods at one meal.

v.t.

3. to feed on (growing grass and herbage).

4. to put cattle, sheep, etc., to feed on (grass, pastureland, etc.).

5. to tend (grazing animals).

[before 1000; Middle English grasen, Old English grasian, derivative of græs grass]

graze′a•ble, adj.

graze²

(greɪz)

v. grazed, graz•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to touch or rub lightly in passing.

2. to scrape the skin from; abrade: The ball just grazed his shoulder.

v.i.

3. to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.

n.

4. a grazing; a touching or rubbing lightly in passing.

5. a slight scratch or scrape made in passing; abrasion.

[1595–1605; perhaps special use of graze¹; for the semantic shift compare French effleurer, derivative of fleur flower, in the same meaning]

graz′ing•ly, adv.

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graze

In artillery and naval gunfire support, a spotting, or an observation, by a spotter or an observer to indicate that all bursts occurred on impact.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

graze

Past participle: grazed
Gerund: grazing

Imperative

graze

graze

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	graze - a superficial abrasion excoriation, scratch, scrape - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
	2.	graze - the act of grazing       grazing eating, feeding - the act of consuming food
Verb	1.	graze - feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" browse, pasture, crop, range eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" range - let eat; "range the animals in the prairie" pasture, graze, crop - let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
	2.	graze - break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet" injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to
	3.	graze - let feed in a field or pasture or meadow pasture, crop animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" grass - feed with grass graze, pasture, browse, crop, range - feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" drift - drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"
	4.	graze - scrape gently; "graze the skin" crease, rake brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" shave - touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"
	5.	graze - eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" browse nosh, snack - eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals"

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graze

¹

verb feed, crop, browse, pasture cows grazing in a field

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graze

²

verb

1. scratch, skin, bark, scrape, chafe, abrade I had grazed my knees a little.

2. touch, brush, rub, scrape, shave, skim, kiss, glance off A bullet had grazed his arm.

noun

1. scratch, scrape, abrasion He just has a slight graze.

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graze

verb

1. To make light and momentary contact with, as in passing:

brush, flick, kiss, shave, skim.

2. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:

carom, dap, glance, ricochet, skim, skip.

noun

Light and momentary contact with another person or thing:

brush, flick, skim.

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Translations

كَشْط، سَحْج، خَدْشيَخْدُشيَرْعَى العُشْبيَكْشُط، يَسْحَج

odřeninaodřítpást seškrábnout

græsseskrabeskrammestrejfe

abschürfenAbschürfunggrasenstreifentouchieren

αμυχήγρατζουνιάγρατζούνισμα

pacerrocerasguñorasparrozar

laiduntaanaarmunaarmuttaapaimentaaraapaista

brouterécorcherécorchureeffleurerfrôler

bíta, vera á beitskráma, fleiîurskráma, hruflasnerta, strjúkast viî

pascolarepascolorasentarescorticaresfiorare

ganītiesnobrāztnobrāzumsskartskramba

beitegå på gressgresseskrape oppskrubbe

оцарапатьпасти

škrabnúť

odrgnitioprasnitipasti se

bereotlamaksıyırmaksıyrıksürtmek

吃草擦伤擦破皮肤放牧轻轻擦过

graze

¹ [greɪz] (Agr)

A. VI → pacer, pastar

B. VT [+ grass, field] → usar como pasto; [+ cattle] → apacentar, pastar

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graze

² [greɪz]

A. N (= injury) → roce m

B. VT

1. (= touch lightly) → rozar

2. (= scrape) [+ skin] → raspar
to graze one's knees → rasparse las rodillas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

graze

[ˈgreɪz]

vi [animal] → paître, brouter

vt

(= touch lightly) → frôler, effleurer

(= scrape) → écorcher

n → écorchure f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

graze

¹

vi (cattle etc) → grasen, weiden

vt meadow, field → abgrasen, abweiden; cattle → weiden lassen

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graze

²

vt (= touch lightly) → streifen; (= scrape skin off) → aufschürfen; to graze one’s knees → sich (dat) → die Knie aufschürfen; to graze oneself → sich (dat) → die Haut aufschürfen, sich aufschürfen

vi → streifen; the car grazed along the wall → das Auto ist an der Mauer entlanggestreift

n → Abschürfung f, → Schürfwunde f

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graze

¹ [greɪz]

1. vi → pascolare, pascere

2. vt (grass, field) → mettere or lasciare a pascolo; (cattle) → far pascolare

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graze

² [greɪz]

1. n (injury) → scorticatura, escoriazione f

2. vt (touch lightly) → sfiorare, rasentare; (scrape, skin) → scorticare, escoriare
to graze one's knees → sbucciarsi le ginocchia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

graze¹

(greiz) verb

(of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing. wei يَرْعَى العُشْب паса pastar pást se grasen græsse βοσκώ pastar, pacer rohtu sööma چریدن laiduntaa brouter לִרעוֹת चरना, चराना pasti legel merumput bíta, vera á beit pascolare, brucare 草をはむ 생풀을 뜯어 먹다 ganytis ganīties meragut rumput grazenbeite, gressepaść się يوول ( دڅارويو ): څرل pastar a paşte пастись pásť sa pasti se pasti beta กินหญ้า otlamak (動物)吃草，放牧 пастися, скубти траву گھاس چرنا gặm cỏ （让动物）吃草，放牧

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graze²

(greiz) verb

1. to scrape the skin from (a part of the body). I've grazed my knee on that stone wall. skuur, skaaf يَكْشُط، يَسْحَج одрасквам arranhar odřít (si) abschürfen skrabe γδέρνωraspar kriimustama خراشیدن raapaista écorcher לְשַׁפשֵף, לְהִישָׂרֵט चरने वाला पशु oguliti (fel)horzsol menggores skráma, hrufla scorticare すりむく (피부 등을) 까다 nu(si)brozdinti, nu(si)drėksti nobrāzt melecet schavenskrape opp, skrubbe zadrasnąć تماس كول arranhar a zgâria оцарапать odrieť si odrgniti oguliti skrapa, skrubba ถลอก sürtmek 擦破皮 подряпати, зідрати کھال چھل جانا trầy da 擦破（皮肤）

2. to touch lightly in passing. The bullet grazed the car. skrams raak يَخْدُش закачам arranhar škrábnout streifen strejfe ξύνω, περνώ ξυστά raspar riivama خراشیدن hipaista frôler לְחַכֵּך छू जाना okrznuti súrol menyerempet snerta, strjúkast við sfiorare かすめる 가볍게 스치다 užkabinti, užkliudyti viegli pieskarties; skart menggeser rakelings strijken langs, schampen, zijdelings even raken streifemusnąć تماس كول arranhar a atinge uşor/în treacăt задевать škrabnúť oprasniti okrznuti snudda ครูด sıyırmak 輕輕擦過 торкатися, зачіпати ہلکے سے چھو جانا sượt qua 轻轻擦过

noun

the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body. a graze on one's knee. skaafplek كَشْط، سَحْج، خَدْش драскотина arranhão odřenina die Abschürfung skramme γρατσουνιάrasguño, roce kriimustus خراشیدگی naarmu écorchureשפשוף, שריטה खुरच जाना ogrebotina horzsolás lecet skráma, fleiður escoriazione かすり傷 찰과상 nusibrozdinimas nobrāzums; skramba lecet schaafwondstreifsårzadrapanie خراښ شوي arranhão zgâ­rietură царапина odrenina praska ogrebotina skråma, skrubbsår รอยถลอก sıyrık, bere 擦傷 подряпина رگڑ جانے سے ہونے والا زخم vết xước 擦伤

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graze

vt rozar

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