graze

Definitions


[ɡreɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field
(e.g: cattle graze on the open meadows)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English grasian, from græs ‘grass’


[ɡreɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- scrape and break the surface of the skin of (a part of the body)
(e.g: she fell down and grazed her knees)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: perhaps a specific use of graze


[ɡreɪz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a slight injury where the skin is scraped
(e.g: cuts and grazes on the skin)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: perhaps a specific use of graze




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