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Definitions for Graze

[1] to feed on growing grass and pasturage, as do cattle, sheep, etc.
[2] Informal . to eat small portions of food, as appetizers or the like, in place of a full-sized meal or to snack during the course of the day in place of regular meals.
[3] to feed on (growing grass).
[4] to put cattle, sheep, etc., to feed on (grass, pastureland, etc.).
[5] to tend (cattle, sheep, etc.) while they are at pasture.
[6] to touch or rub lightly in passing.
[7] to scrape the skin from; abrade: The bullet just grazed his shoulder.
[8] to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
[9] a touching or rubbing lightly in passing.
[10] a slight scratch, scrape, or wound made in passing; abrasion.
[11] to allow (animals) to consume the vegetation on (an area of land), or (of animals, esp cows and sheep) to feed thus
[12] (tr) to tend (livestock) while at pasture
[13] informal to eat snacks throughout the day rather than formal meals
[14] Southern African informal to eat
[15] (intr) informal to switch between television channels while viewing without watching any channel for long
[16] US to pilfer and eat sweets, vegetables, etc, from supermarket shelves while shopping
[17] Southern African informal a snack; something to eat
[18] (when intr, often foll by against or along ) to brush or scrape (against) gently, esp in passing
[19] (tr) to break the skin of (a part of the body) by scraping
[20] the act of grazing
[21] a scrape or abrasion made by grazing

Words related to Graze

rub, scratch, scrape, ricochet, skim, kiss, skip, browse, nibble, bite, forage, eat, shave, chafe, carom, brush, abrade, crunch, gnaw, masticate

Words nearby Graze

grayson, graywacke, graywater, graywether, graz, graze, grazier, grazing, grazioso, grb, gre

Origin of Graze

21595–1605; perhaps special use of graze1; for the semantic shift compare French effleurer, derivative of fleur flower, in the same meaning

Other words from Graze

graze·a·ble , adjective
graz·er , noun
graz·er , noun
graz·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Graze

C17: probably special use of graze 1 ; related to Swedish gräsa

Synonyms for Graze

kiss, ricochet, rub, scrape, scratch, skim, skip, abrade, brush, carom, chafe, shave, glance off