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graze 1

(grāz)
v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es
v.intr.
1. To feed on growing grasses and herbage.
2. Informal
a. To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal.
b. To eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals.
v.tr.
1. To feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland.
2. To feed on the herbage of (a piece of land).
3. To afford herbage for the feeding of: This field will graze 30 head of cattle.
4. To put (livestock) out to feed.
5. To tend (feeding livestock) in a pasture.
[Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs, grass; see ghrē- in Indo-European roots.]
graze′a·ble, graz′a·ble adj.
graz′er n.

graze 2

(grāz)
v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es
v.tr.
1. To touch lightly in passing; brush. See Synonyms at brush 1.
2. To scrape or scratch slightly; abrade.
v.intr.
To scrape or touch something lightly in passing.
n.
1. The act of brushing or scraping along a surface.
2. A minor scratch or abrasion.
[Perhaps from graze.]
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graze

(ɡreɪz)
vb
1. (Agriculture) to allow (animals) to consume the vegetation on (an area of land), or (of animals, esp cows and sheep) to feed thus
2. (Agriculture) (tr) to tend (livestock) while at pasture
3. (Cookery) informal to eat snacks throughout the day rather than formal meals
4. (Cookery) informal South African to eat
5. (intr) informal to switch between television channels while viewing without watching any channel for long
6. US to pilfer and eat sweets, fruit, etc, from supermarket shelves while shopping
n
(Cookery) informal South African a snack; something to eat
[Old English grasian, from græs grass; related to Old High German grasōn, Dutch grazen, Norwegian grasa]

graze

(ɡreɪz)
vb
1. (when: intr, often foll by against or along) to brush or scrape (against) gently, esp in passing
2. (Pathology) (tr) to break the skin of (a part of the body) by scraping
n
3. (Pathology) the act of grazing
4. (Pathology) a scrape or abrasion made by grazing
[C17: probably special use of graze1; related to Swedish gräsa]
ˈgrazer n
ˈgrazingly adv
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graze1

(greɪz)

v. grazed, graz•ing. v.i.
1. to feed on growing grass and herbage, as do cattle, sheep, etc.
2. Informal.
a. to eat small portions of food or snacks in place of regular meals.
b. to sample small portions of a variety of foods at one meal.
v.t.
3. to feed on (growing grass and herbage).
4. to put cattle, sheep, etc., to feed on (grass, pastureland, etc.).
5. to tend (grazing animals).
[before 1000; Middle English grasen, Old English grasian, derivative of græs grass]
graze′a•ble, adj.

graze2

(greɪz)

v. grazed, graz•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to touch or rub lightly in passing.
2. to scrape the skin from; abrade: The ball just grazed his shoulder.
v.i.
3. to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
n.
4. a grazing; a touching or rubbing lightly in passing.
5. a slight scratch or scrape made in passing; abrasion.
[1595–1605; perhaps special use of graze 1; for the semantic shift compare French effleurer, derivative of fleur flower, in the same meaning]
graz′ing•ly, adv.
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graze

In artillery and naval gunfire support, a spotting, or an observation, by a spotter or an observer to indicate that all bursts occurred on impact.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

graze


Past participle: grazed
Gerund: grazing

Imperative
graze
graze
Present
I graze
you graze
he/she/it grazes
we graze
you graze
they graze
Preterite
I grazed
you grazed
he/she/it grazed
we grazed
you grazed
they grazed
Present Continuous
I am grazing
you are grazing
he/she/it is grazing
we are grazing
you are grazing
they are grazing
Present Perfect
I have grazed
you have grazed
he/she/it has grazed
we have grazed
you have grazed
they have grazed
Past Continuous
I was grazing
you were grazing
he/she/it was grazing
we were grazing
you were grazing
they were grazing
Past Perfect
I had grazed
you had grazed
he/she/it had grazed
we had grazed
you had grazed
they had grazed
Future
I will graze
you will graze
he/she/it will graze
we will graze
you will graze
they will graze
Future Perfect
I will have grazed
you will have grazed
he/she/it will have grazed
we will have grazed
you will have grazed
they will have grazed
Future Continuous
I will be grazing
you will be grazing
he/she/it will be grazing
we will be grazing
you will be grazing
they will be grazing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been grazing
you have been grazing
he/she/it has been grazing
we have been grazing
you have been grazing
they have been grazing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been grazing
you will have been grazing
he/she/it will have been grazing
we will have been grazing
you will have been grazing
they will have been grazing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been grazing
you had been grazing
he/she/it had been grazing
we had been grazing
you had been grazing
they had been grazing
Conditional
I would graze
you would graze
he/she/it would graze
we would graze
you would graze
they would graze
Past Conditional
I would have grazed
you would have grazed
he/she/it would have grazed
we would have grazed
you would have grazed
they would have grazed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. graze - a superficial abrasion
excoriation, scratch, scrape - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
2. [画像:graze - the act of grazing]graze - the act of grazing
eating, feeding - the act of consuming food
Verb 1. graze - feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"
eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
range - let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"
pasture, graze, crop - let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
2. graze - break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to
3. graze - let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
grass - feed with grass
graze, pasture, browse, crop, range - feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"
drift - drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"
4. graze - scrape gently; "graze the skin"
brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
shave - touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"
5. graze - eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
nosh, snack - eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals"
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graze

1
verb feed, crop, browse, pasture cows grazing in a field

graze

2
verb
1. scratch, skin, bark, scrape, chafe, abrade I had grazed my knees a little.
2. touch, brush, rub, scrape, shave, skim, kiss, glance off A bullet had grazed his arm.
noun
1. scratch, scrape, abrasion He just has a slight graze.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

graze

verb
1. To make light and momentary contact with, as in passing:
2. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:
noun
Light and momentary contact with another person or thing:
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Translations
كَشْط، سَحْج، خَدْشيَخْدُشيَرْعَى العُشْبيَكْشُط، يَسْحَج
odřeninaodřítpást seškrábnout
græsseskrabeskrammestrejfe
laiduntaanaarmunaarmuttaapaimentaaraapaista
bíta, vera á beitskráma, fleiîurskráma, hruflasnerta, strjúkast viî
ganītiesnobrāztnobrāzumsskartskramba
škrabnúť
odrgnitioprasnitipasti se
bere otlamaksıyırmaksıyrık sürtmek

graze

1 [greɪz] (Agr)
A. VI → pacer, pastar
B. VT [+ grass, field] → usar como pasto ; [+ cattle] → apacentar, pastar

graze

2 [greɪz]
A. N (= injury) → roce m
B. VT
1. (= touch lightly) → rozar
2. (= scrape) [+ skin] → raspar
to graze one's knees → rasparse las rodillas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

graze

[ˈgreɪz]
vi [animal] → paître, brouter
vt
(= touch lightly) → frôler, effleurer
(= scrape) → écorcher
n → écorchure f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

graze

1
vi (cattle etc) → grasen, weiden
vt meadow, field → abgrasen, abweiden ; cattle → weiden lassen

graze

2
vt (= touch lightly) → streifen ; (= scrape skin off) → aufschürfen ; to graze one’s knees → sich (dat) → die Knie aufschürfen ; to graze oneself → sich (dat) → die Haut aufschürfen, sich aufschürfen
vi → streifen ; the car grazed along the wall → das Auto ist an der Mauer entlanggestreift
n → Abschürfung f, → Schürfwunde f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

graze

1 [greɪz]
1. vi → pascolare, pascere
2. vt (grass, field) → mettere or lasciare a pascolo ; (cattle) → far pascolare

graze

2 [greɪz]
1. n (injury) → scorticatura, escoriazione f
2. vt (touch lightly) → sfiorare, rasentare ; (scrape, skin) → scorticare, escoriare
to graze one's knees → sbucciarsi le ginocchia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

graze1

(greiz) verb
(of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing. wei يَرْعَى العُشْب паса pastar pást se grasen græsse βοσκώ pastar, pacer rohtu sööma چریدن laiduntaa brouter לִרעוֹת चरना, चराना pasti legel merumput bíta, vera á beit pascolare, brucare 草をはむ 생풀을 뜯어 먹다 ganytis ganīties meragut rumput grazen beite, gresse paść się يوول ( دڅارويو ): څرل pastar a paşte пастись pásť sa pasti se pasti beta กินหญ้า otlamak (動物)吃草,放牧 пастися, скубти траву گھاس چرنا gặm cỏ (让动物)吃草,放牧

graze2

(greiz) verb
1. to scrape the skin from (a part of the body). I've grazed my knee on that stone wall. skuur, skaaf يَكْشُط، يَسْحَج одрасквам arranhar odřít (si) abschürfen skrabe γδέρνω raspar kriimustama خراشیدن raapaista écorcher לְשַׁפשֵף, לְהִישָׂרֵט चरने वाला पशु oguliti (fel)horzsol menggores skráma, hrufla scorticare すりむく (피부 등을) 까다 nu(si)brozdinti, nu(si)drėksti nobrāzt melecet schaven skrape opp, skrubbe zadrasnąć تماس كول arranhar a zgâria оцарапать odrieť si odrgniti oguliti skrapa, skrubba ถลอก sürtmek 擦破皮 подряпати, зідрати کھال چھل جانا trầy da 擦破(皮肤)
2. to touch lightly in passing. The bullet grazed the car. skrams raak يَخْدُش закачам arranhar škrábnout streifen strejfe ξύνω, περνώ ξυστά raspar riivama خراشیدن hipaista frôler לְחַכֵּך छू जाना okrznuti súrol menyerempet snerta, strjúkast við sfiorare かすめる 가볍게 스치다 užkabinti, užkliudyti viegli pieskarties; skart menggeser rakelings strijken langs, schampen, zijdelings even raken streife musnąć تماس كول arranhar a atinge uşor/în treacăt задевать škrabnúť oprasniti okrznuti snudda ครูด sıyırmak 輕輕擦過 торкатися, зачіпати ہلکے سے چھو جانا sượt qua 轻轻擦过
noun
the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body. a graze on one's knee. skaafplek كَشْط، سَحْج، خَدْش драскотина arranhão odřenina die Abschürfung skramme γρατσουνιά rasguño, roce kriimustus خراشیدگی naarmu écorchure שפשוף, שריטה खुरच जाना ogrebotina horzsolás lecet skráma, fleiður escoriazione かすり傷 찰과상 nusibrozdinimas nobrāzums; skramba lecet schaafwond streifsår zadrapanie خراښ شوي arranhão zgâ­rietură царапина odrenina praska ogrebotina skråma, skrubbsår รอยถลอก sıyrık, bere 擦傷 подряпина رگڑ جانے سے ہونے والا زخم vết xước 擦伤
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graze

vt rozar
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His father too possessed a horse which he often used to take out into the fields to graze. One day he took the Hazel-nut child with him.
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The custom of most Indian villages is for a few boys to take the cattle and buffaloes out to graze in the early morning, and bring them back at night.
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But in that gale, the port, the land, is that ship's direst jeopardy; she must fly all hospitality; one touch of land, though it but graze the keel, would make her shudder through and through.
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These are not suffered to taste a grain of oats, except upon certain days, till eighteen years old; nor milk, but very rarely; and in summer they graze two hours in the morning, and as many in the evening, which their parents likewise observe; but the servants are not allowed above half that time, and a great part of their grass is brought home, which they eat at the most convenient hours, when they can be best spared from work.
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His giant thoat was far from jaded, yet it would be well, thought Thar Ban, to permit him to graze upon the ochre moss which grows to greater height within the protected courtyards of deserted cities, where the soil is richer than on the sea-bottoms, and the plants partly shaded from the sun during the cloudless Martian day.
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The first three sped their shafts, and while they were fair shots they did not more than graze the inner circle.
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So then, I will give you this lyre, glorious son of Zeus, while I for my part will graze down with wild-roving cattle the pastures on hill and horse-feeding plain: so shall the cows covered by the bulls calve abundantly both males and females.
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Here the poor jaded horses were turned out to graze, and take their rest: the weary journey up the mountains had worn them down in flesh and spirit; but this last march across the thirsty plain had nearly finished them.
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Ponta's right drove straight out, and the graze was repeated as Joe ducked into the safety of a clinch.
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Grazing as well as physical presence of livestock has negative impact on grey goral distribution, as it is rare for wild ungulates and domestic livestock to graze in the same area at same time.
SOCIO-ECONOMICS AND LIVESTOCK GRAZING PATTERN IN AND AROUND GREY GORAL HABITAT IN MACHIARA NATIONAL PARK, AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR, PAKISTAN
If the bill is passed into law, any herdsman wishing to set up ranches or anyone intending to graze livestock on ranches is expected to pay a permit fee with the permit, renewable after one year, subject to the governor's approval.
Open Rearing, Herding Of Cattle To Be Banned In Oyo

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