graze

IPA: grˈeɪz

noun

  • The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
  • A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
  • The act of animals feeding from pasture.

verb

  • (transitive) To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
  • (transitive, intransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
  • (transitive) To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
  • (intransitive) To eat small amounts of food periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes, often not in response to hunger.
  • To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout.
  • (transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
  • (transitive) To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
  • (intransitive) To yield grass for grazing.
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Examples of "graze" in Sentences

  • The flock of sheep grazed on the pastured.
  • The colitish little horse grazed upon the green green grass.
  • When the waters subside, the cattle graze on the fresh grass.
  • Henceforth the cultivated land lay fallow and is now grazed by sheep and goats.

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