n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: for · aged ; for · ag · ing
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 : to strip of provisions : collect forage from
2 : to secure by foraging < foraged a chicken for the feast>
intransitive verb
1 : to wander in search of forage or food
2 : to secure forage (as for horses) by stripping the country
3 : RAVAGE , RAID
4 : to make a search : RUMMAGE
– for · ag · er noun