graze

Meaning

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.

Concepts

graze

pasture

browse

scratch

scrape

abrasion

feed

eat

crop

herd

shepherd

rub

brush against

skin

skim

grazing

brush

touch

crease

rake

range

abrade

shave

tend

cut grass

polish

sweep over

depasture

excoriation

contact

rasp

feed on

snack

nibble

whisk

eat grass

grind

rub off

cheat

hint

pillage

rob

become blurred

exploit

squeeze

bruise

have a scratch

hit obliquely

scour

scrub

wipe

browze

feed on grass

fodder

chafe

grass

ricochet

run

stock

nibble at

scrape lightly in passing

t

Scotch

scarification

excoriate

flay

scuff

contingency

tangency

tangential

wound

off-center

post-harvest

chew

kiss

forage

nick

scratch up

pass over

swab

sweep

swing out

whistle

clapperclaw

claw

grate

paw

swob

sideswipe

tangential to

touch lightly

eat away

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɹeɪz/

Etymology

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