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Grazes

/ˈɡɹeɪzɪz/

The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.

📖 Definitions of "Grazes"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.

  2. 2

    A light abrasion; a slight scratch.

  3. 3

    The act of animals feeding from pasture.

verb
  1. 1

    To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

    "1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition)."

  2. 2

    To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)

    "Cattle graze in the meadows."

  3. 3

    To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.

  4. 4

    To eat periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes.

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