grazing

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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grazing

(ˈɡreɪzɪŋ)

n

1. (Agriculture) the vegetation on pastures that is available for livestock to feed upon

2. (Agriculture) the land on which this is growing

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graz•ing

(ˈgreɪ zɪŋ)

n.

1. pastureland; a pasture.

2. Informal. the act of eating snacks instead of regular meals, or of sampling small portions of a variety of foods.

3. Informal. the practice of switching television channels frequently to watch several programs.

[1400–50]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grazing - the act of grazing       graze eating, feeding - the act of consuming food
	2.	grazing - the act of brushing against while passing shaving, skimming touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

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Translations

pascolo

настильный

grazing

[ˈgreɪzɪŋ] N

1. (= land) → pasto m

2. (= act) → pastoreo m

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grazing

[ˈgreɪzɪŋ] n (= pasture) → pâturage m

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grazing

n → Weideland nt; this land offers good grazing → dies ist gutes Weideland; grazing land → Weideland nt; grazing rights → Weiderechte pl

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grazing

[ˈgreɪzɪŋ] n → pascolo

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