OVERGRAZE

Meaning of OVERGRAZE in English

/ ˌəʊvəˈgreɪz; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈg-/ verb

[ vn ] if land is overgrazed , it is damaged by having too many animals feeding on it

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

OVERGRAZE — transitive verb Date: 1919 to allow animals to graze (as a pasture) to the point of damaging vegetational cover
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVERGRAZE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to graze to excess overgrazed pastures
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERGRAZE — /oh'veuhr grayz", oh"veuhr grayz'/ , v.t., overgrazed, overgrazing . to graze (land) to excess. [ OVER- + GRAZE 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERGRAZE — v. graze land excessively, kill a pasture or meadow by allowing animals to graze too much
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OVERGRAZE — transitive verb Date: 1919 : to allow animals to graze (as a pasture) to the point of damaging vegetational cover
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVERGRAZE — ■ verb graze (grassland) too heavily.
Concise Oxford English vocab
OVERGRAZE — [over.graze] vt (1919): to allow animals to graze (as a pasture) to the point of damaging vegetational cover
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVERGRAZE — overgraz|e BrE AmE ˌəʊv ə ˈɡreɪz AmE \ ˌoʊv ə r- ▷ overgraz|ed d ▷ overgraz|es ɪz əz ▷ overgraz|ing …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVERGRAZE — v. Pronunciation: ˌ ō -v ə r- ' gr ā z Function: transitive verb Date: 1919 : to allow animals …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHEEP — ruminant (cud-chewing) mammal of the genus Ovis. The sheep is usually stockier than its relative the goat; its horns, when …
Britannica English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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