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The definition of forage is food for domestic animals, or a search for food.

(noun)

An example of forage is dog food.

Forage is defined as to feed or to search for something, especially food.

(verb)

An example of to forage is to feed the cat dinner.
An example of to forage is to find something in the refrigerator to eat for dinner.

See forage in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

food for domestic animals; fodder
a search for food or provisions

Origin: ME < OFr fourage < forre, fuerre, fodder < Frank *fodr, food, akin to OE fodor, fodder

intransitive verb foraged, foraging

to search for food or provisions
to search for what one needs or wants

Origin: Fr fourrager < the n.

transitive verb

1. to get or take food or provisions from
2. Now Rare to ravage; plunder
to provide with forage; feed
to get by foraging

Related Forms:

forager noun

See forage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Food for domestic animals; fodder.
The act of looking or searching for food or provisions.

verb for·aged, for·ag·ing, for·ag·es

verb, intransitive

To wander in search of food or provisions.
To make a raid, as for food: soldiers foraging near an abandoned farm.
To conduct a search; rummage.

verb, transitive

To collect forage from; strip of food or supplies: troops who were foraging the countryside.
Informal To obtain by foraging: foraged a snack from the refrigerator.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French fourrage

Origin: , from forrer, to forage

Origin: , from feurre, fodder

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see pā- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

forˈag·er noun

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