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Meaning of graze

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

graze

Pronunciation:/ɡɹeɪz/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.

  2. A light abrasion; a slight scratch.

  3. The act of animals feeding from pasture.

verb

Definitions

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

    Example: 1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition).

  2. To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)

    Example: Cattle graze in the meadows.

  3. To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.

  4. To eat periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes.