graze

graze ¹  (grz)

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 ghr- in Indo-European roots.]

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grazea·ble, graza·ble adj.

grazer n.

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graze ²  (grz)

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 ¹

Verb

[grazing, grazed]

a. (of an animal) to eat (grass or other growing plants)

b. to feed (animals) on grass or other growing plants [Old English grasian]

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graze ²

Verb

[grazing, grazed]

1. to break the skin of (a part of the body) by scraping

2. to brush against someone gently in passing

Noun

an injury on the skin caused by scraping [probably special use of graze¹]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	graze - a superficial abrasion 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, wound - 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

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graze ²

verb 1. scratch, skin, bark, scrape, chafe, abrade

verb 2. touch, brush, rub, scrape, shave, skim, kiss, glance off

noun 3. scratch, scrape, abrasion

Translations

graze [greɪz] vi → pacer

vt (= touch lightly, scrape) → rozar

n (MED) → rozadura

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graze [greɪz] vi → paître, brouter

vt (= touch lightly) → frôler, effleurer (= scrape); écorcher

n → écorchure f

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graze [greɪz] vi → grasen, weiden

vt → streifen;

(scrape) → aufschürfen

n (Med) → Abschürfung f

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graze [greɪz] vi → pascolare, pascere

vt (= touch lightly) → sfiorare (= scrape); escoriare

n (MED) → escoriazione f

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graze¹

v graze [greiz]

(of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing. wei يَرْعَى العُشْب паса pást se græsse grasen βοσκώ pastar, pacer rohtu sööma چریدن laiduntaa brouter לִרעוֹת चरना, चराना pasti legel merumput bíta, vera á beit pascolare, brucare 草をはむ (가축이) 목초를 먹다 ganytis ganīties meragut rumput grazen beite, gresse paść się pastar a paşte пастись pásť sa pasti se pasti beta กินหญ้า otlamak 放牧 пастися, скубти траву گھاس چرنا gặm cỏ 放牧