Graze

[greɪz] or [ɡrez]

Definition

(noun.) the act of grazing.

(noun.) a superficial abrasion.

(verb.) scrape gently; 'graze the skin'.

(verb.) break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; 'She was grazed by the stray bullet'.

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Definition

(v. t.) To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

(v. t.) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse.

(v. t.) To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.

(v. t.) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall.

(v. i.) To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze on the meadows.

(v. i.) To yield grass for grazing.

(v. i.) To touch something lightly in passing.

(n.) The act of grazing; the cropping of grass.

(n.) A light touch; a slight scratch.

Editor: Rae

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. Eat grass, feed upon grass.

v. a. [1]. Feed with grass.[2]. Feed upon, eat grass from.[3]. Shave, scrape, skim, touch lightly (in passing over).

Editor: Rae

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Shave, scrape, skim, abrade, shear

ANT:Strike, impinge, collide, encounter

Inputed by Jackson

Definition

v.t. to eat or feed on grass: to feed or supply with grass: (obs.) to tend while grazing.—v.i. to eat grass: to supply grass.—ns. Graz′er an animal which grazes; Grazier (grā′zhėr) one who grazes or pastures cattle and rears them for the market; Graz′ing the act of feeding on grass: the feeding or raising of cattle.

v.t. to pass lightly along the surface.

Typist: Pierce