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Graze — (gr[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grazed} (gr[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Grazing}.] [OE. grasen, AS. grasian, fr. gr[ae]s grass. See {Grass}.] 1. To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for. [1913 Webster] A field or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grazed — Graze Graze (gr[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grazed} (gr[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Grazing}.] [OE. grasen, AS. grasian, fr. gr[ae]s grass. See {Grass}.] 1. To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for. [1913 Webster] A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grazing — Graze Graze (gr[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grazed} (gr[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Grazing}.] [OE. grasen, AS. grasian, fr. gr[ae]s grass. See {Grass}.] 1. To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for. [1913 Webster] A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
graze — I. verb (grazed; grazing) Etymology: Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs grass Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton 2. to eat small portions of food… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Grazing — generally describes a type of predation in which an herbivore feeds on plants (such as grasses), or more broadly on a multicellular autotrophs (such as kelp). Grazing differs from true predation because the organism being eaten is not killed, and … Wikipedia
graze — graze1 grazeable, adj. grazer, n. /grayz/, v., grazed, grazing. v.i. 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… … Universalium
graze — graze1 [greız] v [: Old English; Origin: grasian, from grAs; GRASS] 1.) [I and T] if an animal grazes, or if you graze it, it eats grass that is growing graze on ▪ Groups of cattle were grazing on the rich grass. ▪ fields where they used to graze … Dictionary of contemporary English
graze — {{11}}graze (v.1) to feed, O.E. grasian to feed on grass, from græs grass (see GRASS (Cf. grass)). Cf. M.Du., M.H.G. grasen, Du. grazen, Ger. grasen. Figurative use by 1570s. Related: Grazed; grazing. {{12}}graze … Etymology dictionary
graze — graze1 verb 1》 (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field. ↘feed on (grass or grassland). 2》 informal eat frequent snacks at irregular intervals. 3》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. casually sample something. Derivatives grazer noun Origin OE… … English new terms dictionary
graze — I [[t]greɪz[/t]] v. grazed, graz•ing 1) agr. to feed on growing grass and herbage, as do cattle, sheep, etc 2) cvb inf Informal. a) cvb inf to eat small portions of food or snacks in place of regular meals b) to sample small portions of a variety … From formal English to slang
