GRAZE


Meaning of GRAZE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' gr ā z

Function: verb

Inflected Form: grazed ; graz · ing

Etymology: Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs grass

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb

1 : to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton

2 : to eat small portions of food throughout the day

transitive verb

1 a : to crop and eat in the field b : to feed on the herbage of

2 a : to put to graze < grazed the cows on the meadow> b : to put cattle to graze on

3 : to supply herbage for the grazing of

– graze · able or graz · able \ ' gr ā -z ə -b ə l \ adjective

– graz · er noun

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