English dictionary

graze

/gr/eI/z/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

feed as in a meadow or pasture

verb.contact

Synonyms browse crop pasture range

Source: WordNet 3.0
break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

verb.contact

Examples
She was grazed by the stray bullet.

Source: WordNet 3.0
let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

verb.contact

Synonyms crop pasture

Source: WordNet 3.0
scrape gently

verb.contact

Examples
Graze the skin.

Synonyms crease rake

Source: WordNet 3.0
eat lightly, try different dishes

verb.consumption

Synonyms browse

Source: WordNet 3.0
To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

verb

Source: webster1913
To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle <i>graze</i> on the meadows.

verb

Source: webster1913