Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To touch lightly in passing; brush. synonym: brush.
- intransitive verb To scrape or scratch slightly; abrade.
- intransitive verb To scrape or touch something lightly in passing.
- noun The act of brushing or scraping along a surface.
- noun A minor scratch or abrasion.
- intransitive verb To feed on growing grasses and herbage.
- intransitive verb To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal.
- intransitive verb To eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals.
- intransitive verb To feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland.
- intransitive verb To feed on the herbage of (a piece of land).
- intransitive verb To afford herbage for the feeding of.
- intransitive verb To put (livestock) out to feed.
- intransitive verb To tend (feeding livestock) in a pasture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To touch or rub lightly in passing; brush lightly the surface of: as, the bullet grazed his cheek; the ship grazed the rocks.
- To abrade; scrape the skin from.
- To act with a slight rubbing or abrading motion; give a light touch in moving or passing.
- To eat grass; feed on growing herbage.
- To supply grass.
- To spread and devour, as fire.
- To feed or supply with growing grass; furnish pasture for.
- To feed on; eat growing herbage from.
- To tend while grazing, as cattle.
- noun The act of grazing or feeding on grass.
- noun The act of grazing or slightly abrading; a slight stroke or scratch in passing.
- noun In gunnery, the point where a shot strikes the ground or water and rebounds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage.
- intransitive verb To yield grass for grazing.
- intransitive verb To touch something lightly in passing.
- noun colloq. The act of grazing; the cropping of grass.
- noun A light touch; a slight scratch.
- transitive verb To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
- transitive verb To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse.
- transitive verb To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
- transitive verb To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
grazing ; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing. - noun A light
abrasion ; a slightscratch . - verb transitive To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
- verb intransitive To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to
browse . - verb transitive To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
- verb transitive To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
- verb transitive To cause a slight
wound to; toscratch .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb feed as in a meadow or pasture
- noun a superficial abrasion
- verb let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
- verb break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
- noun the act of grazing
- verb scrape gently
- verb eat lightly, try different dishes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Could neither graze nor pierce] [T: of change] To _graze_ is not merely to touch superficially, but to strike not directly, not so as to bury the body of the thing striking in the matter struck.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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Afterall, one definition of 'graze' is "to feed on herbage in a field".
January 2006 2006
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Afterall, one definition of 'graze' is "to feed on herbage in a field".
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I wouldn't let Palin graze with my goats, I wish she would use that bridge she built going nowhere
CNN Poll: Most Americans say Palin not qualified to serve as president 2009
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-- Due premonition, it appears, had been publicly given of the impending tempest -- the cattle seem to have been sent out to graze, which is from
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We this evening again turned our horses loose to graze, which is not by any means customary and much less prudent, while travelling through a country infested with hostile savages, as they are always hovering around the encampment, ready to lay hands on any thing which they fancy.
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Ralston, 46, suffered what Ross calls a graze wound to the left shoulder.
CBS3.com - Philadelphia's Source For Breaking News, Weather, Traffic and Sports 2010
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The 46-year-old Ralston suffered what Ross calls a graze wound to the left shoulder.
CBS3.com - Philadelphia's Source For Breaking News, Weather, Traffic and Sports 2010
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Our cowboy heroes never shot to kill, only to "graze," and if they themselves were grazed, it was "It's not too bad Sarge ... he only winged me."
The questions asked concerning Afghanistan are all wrong. 2009
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You will "graze" hundreds of cable channels, call up a current stock quote while taking a sneak peek at a movie, ask the TV to display the pitcher's stats during a game or the lyrics during a music video, or punch a button to order two in the orchestra for next Sunday, or deliver a pizza right now.
A Risky Revolution 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word graze
JM has noted that herbivores come in browns and graze.
July 27, 2011