graze
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graze 1
(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
(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.]
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graze
(ɡreɪz)vb
1. (Agriculture) to allow (animals) to consume the vegetation on (an area of land), or (of animals, esp cows and sheep) to feed thus
2. (Agriculture) (tr) to tend (livestock) while at pasture
3. (Cookery) informal to eat snacks throughout the day rather than formal meals
4. (Cookery) informal South African to eat
5. (intr) informal to switch between television channels while viewing without watching any channel for long
6. US to pilfer and eat sweets, fruit, etc, from supermarket shelves while shopping
n
(Cookery) informal South African a snack; something to eat
[Old English grasian, from græs grass; related to Old High German grasōn, Dutch grazen, Norwegian grasa]
graze
(ɡreɪz)vb
1. (when: intr, often foll by against or along) to brush or scrape (against) gently, esp in passing
2. (Pathology) (tr) to break the skin of (a part of the body) by scraping
n
3. (Pathology) the act of grazing
4. (Pathology) a scrape or abrasion made by grazing
[C17: probably special use of graze1; related to Swedish gräsa]
ˈgrazer n
ˈgrazingly adv
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graze1
(greɪz)v. grazed, graz•ing. v.i.
1. to feed on growing grass and herbage, as do cattle, sheep, etc.
2. Informal.
v.t. a. to eat small portions of food or snacks in place of regular meals.
b. to sample small portions of a variety of foods at one meal.
3. to feed on (growing grass and herbage).
4. to put cattle, sheep, etc., to feed on (grass, pastureland, etc.).
5. to tend (grazing animals).
[before 1000; Middle English grasen, Old English grasian, derivative of græs grass]
graze′a•ble, adj.
graze2
(greɪz)v. grazed, graz•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to touch or rub lightly in passing.
2. to scrape the skin from; abrade: The ball just grazed his shoulder.
v.i. 3. to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
n. 4. a grazing; a touching or rubbing lightly in passing.
5. a slight scratch or scrape made in passing; abrasion.
[1595–1605; perhaps special use of graze1; for the semantic shift compare French effleurer, derivative of fleur flower, in the same meaning]
graz′ing•ly, adv.
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graze
In artillery and naval gunfire support, a spotting, or an observation, by a spotter or an observer to indicate that all bursts occurred on impact.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
graze
Past participle: grazed
Gerund: grazing
| Imperative |
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| graze |
| graze |
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| Noun | 1. | graze - a superficial abrasion |
| 2. |  graze - the act of grazing | |
| Verb | 1. | graze - feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" range - let eat; "range the animals in the prairie" |
| 2. | graze - break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet" injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to | |
| 3. | graze - let feed in a field or pasture or meadow animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" grass - feed with grass drift - drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards" | |
| 4. | graze - scrape gently; "graze the skin" brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" shave - touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing" | |
| 5. | graze - eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" |
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graze
1graze
2verb
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graze
verbnoun
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Translations
كَشْط، سَحْج، خَدْشيَخْدُشيَرْعَى العُشْبيَكْشُط، يَسْحَج
odřeninaodřítpást seškrábnout
græsseskrabeskrammestrejfe
laiduntaanaarmunaarmuttaapaimentaaraapaista
bíta, vera á beitskráma, fleiîurskráma, hruflasnerta, strjúkast viî
ganītiesnobrāztnobrāzumsskartskramba
škrabnúť
odrgnitioprasnitipasti se
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
graze
1graze
2vt (= touch lightly) → streifen; (= scrape skin off) → aufschürfen; to graze one’s knees → sich (dat) → die Knie aufschürfen; to graze oneself → sich (dat) → die Haut aufschürfen, sich aufschürfen
n → Abschürfung f, → Schürfwunde f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
graze
1 [greɪz]2. vt (grass, field) → mettere or lasciare a pascolo; (cattle) → far pascolare
graze
2 [greɪz]1. n (injury) → scorticatura, escoriazione f
2. vt (touch lightly) → sfiorare, rasentare; (scrape, skin) → scorticare, escoriare
to graze one's knees → sbucciarsi le ginocchia
to graze one's knees → sbucciarsi le ginocchia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
graze1
(greiz) verb (of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing.
graze2
(greiz) verb1. to scrape the skin from (a part of the body). I've grazed my knee on that stone wall.
2. to touch lightly in passing. The bullet grazed the car.
noun the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body. a graze on one's knee.
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graze
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