foraging

for·age  (fôrj, fr-)

n.

1. Food for domestic animals; fodder.

2. The act of looking or searching for food or provisions.

v. for·aged, for·ag·ing, for·ag·es

v.intr.

1. To wander in search of food or provisions.

2. To make a raid, as for food: soldiers foraging near an abandoned farm.

3. To conduct a search; rummage.

v.tr.

1. To collect forage from; strip of food or supplies: troops who were foraging the countryside.

2. Informal To obtain by foraging: foraged a snack from the refrigerator.

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[Middle English, from Old French fourrage, from forrer, to forage, from feurre, fodder, of Germanic origin; see p- in Indo-European roots.]

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forag·er n.

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Noun

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foraging - the act of searching for food and provisions forage search, hunting, hunt - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone