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grazing
graze 1 G0245600 (grāz)v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es v.intr.1. To feed on growing grasses and herbage.2. Informal a. To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal.b. To eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals.v.tr.1. To feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland.2. To feed on the herbage of (a piece of land).3. To afford herbage for the feeding of: This field will graze 30 head of cattle.4. To put (livestock) out to feed.5. To tend (feeding livestock) in a pasture.
[Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs, grass; see ghrē- in Indo-European roots.]
graze′a·ble, graz′a·ble adj.graz′er n.
graze 2 G0245600 (grāz)v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es v.tr.1. To touch lightly in passing; brush. See Synonyms at brush1.2. To scrape or scratch slightly; abrade.v.intr. To scrape or touch something lightly in passing.n.1. The act of brushing or scraping along a surface.2. A minor scratch or abrasion.
[Perhaps from graze.]grazing (ˈɡreɪzɪŋ) n1. (Agriculture) the vegetation on pastures that is available for livestock to feed upon2. (Agriculture) the land on which this is growinggraz•ing (ˈgreɪ zɪŋ)
n. 1. pastureland; a pasture. 2. Informal. the act of eating snacks instead of regular meals, or of sampling small portions of a variety of foods. 3. Informal. the practice of switching television channels frequently to watch several programs. [1400–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  grazing - the act of grazing grazeeating, feeding - the act of consuming food | | 2. | grazing - the act of brushing against while passingshaving, skimmingtouching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" |
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Related to grazing: grazing land, Grazing angle, Grazing incidenceSynonyms for grazingnoun the act of grazingSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the act of brushing against while passingSynonymsRelated Words |