graze

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
2. A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
3. The act of animals feeding from pasture.

Verb

1. To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
2. To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
3. To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
4. To eat small amounts of food periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes, often not in response to hunger.
5. To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout.
6. To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
7. To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
8. To yield grass for grazing.

Concepten

grazen

weiden

afgrazen

schampen

abrasie

afkrabbing

grasduinen

krab

kras

schamp

schrijnen

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡɹeɪz/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Old English grasian (“to feed on grass”), from græs (“grass”).