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