■ noun
1》 land covered mainly with grass, suitable for grazing cattle or sheep.
2》 grass and herbage growing on such land.
■ verb put (animals) to graze in a ~.
Phrases
~s new somewhere offering new opportunities. [suggested by ‘Tomorrow to fresh woods and ~s new’ (Milton's Lycidas ).]
put out to ~ force to retire.
Origin
ME: from OFr., from late L. pastura 'grazing', from past- , pascere 'graze'.