Graze Definition

grāz
grazed, grazes, grazing
verb
grazed, grazes, grazing
To feed on growing grass, etc.
Webster's New World
To snack all day instead of eating regular meals.
Webster's New World
To eat small portions of different foods, as appetizers or samples of entrees.
Webster's New World
To feed on (growing grass, herbage, a pasture, etc.)
Webster's New World
To put livestock to feed on (growing grass, herbage, etc.)
Webster's New World
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noun
grazes
The act of brushing or scraping along a surface.
American Heritage
The act of grazing.
Webster's New World
A slight scratch or scrape caused by grazing.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Graze

Noun

Singular:
graze
Plural:
grazes

Origin of Graze

  • Middle English grasen from Old English grasian from græs grass ghrē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English grasian (“to feed on grass”), from græs (“grass”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from graze

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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