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    graze
    [ɡrāz]
    verb
    graze (verb) · grazes (third person present) · grazed (past tense) · grazed (past participle) · grazing (present participle)
    1. (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field:
      "cattle graze on the open meadows"
      • (of an animal) feed on (grass or land covered by grass):
        "llamas graze the tufts of grass"
      • put (cattle, sheep, etc.) to feed on land covered by grass:
        "shepherds who grazed animals on common land"
      • informal
        (of a person) eat small quantities of food at frequent but irregular intervals:
        "advertisers should not encourage children to graze on snacks or sweets"
      • informal
        casually sample something:
        "we grazed up and down the channels"
    Origin
    Old English grasian, from græs ‘grass’.
    graze
    [ɡrāz]
    verb
    graze (verb) · grazes (third person present) · grazed (past tense) · grazed (past participle) · grazing (present participle)
    1. scrape the skin of (a part of the body) so as to break the surface but cause little or no bleeding:
      "she fell down and grazed her knees"
      • touch or scrape lightly in passing:
        "his hands just grazed hers"
    noun
    graze (noun) · grazes (plural noun)
    1. a slight injury where the skin is scraped:
      "it'll be fine, it's only a graze"
    Origin
    late 16th century: perhaps a specific use of graze.
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    verb
    1. (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field:
      feed
      eat
      crop
      browse
      ruminate
      pasture
      nibble
      take nourishment
      verb
      1. scrape the skin of (a part of the body) so as to break the surface but cause little or no bleeding:
        scrape
        abrade
        skin
        scratch
        chafe
        bark
        scuff
        rasp
        cut
        nick
        snick
        excoriate
        break the skin of
      noun
      1. a slight injury where the skin is scraped:
        scratch
        scrape
        abrasion
        cut
        injury
        sore
        trauma
        traumatism
       
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      What does grazing mean?
      To snack all day instead of eating regular meals. To eat small portions of different foods, as appetizers or samples of entrees. The act of brushing or scraping along a surface. The act of grazing. A slight scratch or scrape caused by grazing. From Old English grasian (“to feed on grass”), from græs (“grass”).

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      What is graze verb?
      Definition of graze verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] (of cows, sheep, etc.) to eat grass that is growing in a field There were cows grazing beside the river. graze on something The horses were grazing on the lush grass. graze something The field had been grazed by sheep.

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      What does grazed mean?
      , grazed, graz·ing. 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. , grazed, graz·ing. to feed on (growing grass). to put cattle, sheep, etc., to feed on (grass, pastureland, etc.).

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      What does it mean when animals graze?
      When animals graze or are grazed, they eat the grass or other plants that are growing in a particular place. You can also say that a field is grazed by animals. A graze is a small wound caused by scraping against something. Although cuts and grazes are not usually very serious, they can be quite painful.

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