graze

v., grazed, graz·ing, graz·es.

v.intr.

1. To feed on growing grasses and herbage.
2. Informal.
   1. To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal.
   2. 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.]

grazeable graze'a·ble or graz'a·ble adj.
grazer graz'er n.

graze² (grāz)

v., grazed, graz·ing, graz·es.

v.tr.

1. To touch lightly in passing; brush. See synonyms at brush¹.
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 GRAZE¹.]

verb

1. To make light and momentary contact with, as in passing: brush¹, flick, kiss, shave, skim. See touch/not touch.
2. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: carom, dap, glance, ricochet, skim, skip. See strike/miss.

noun

Light and momentary contact with another person or thing: brush¹, flick, skim. See touch/not touch.

v

Definition: feed on
Antonyms: abstain

v

Definition: touch
Antonyms: manhandle

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1. actions of herbivorous animals eating growing pasture or cereal crop.
2. area of pasture or cereal crop to be used as standing feed. See also pasture.

• g. behavior — most grazing species prefer grazing in daylight hours and graze as a social or herd unit, all performing the same function at about the same time.
• block g. — see rotational grazing (below).
• continuous g. — the livestock are left in the field for long periods without rotation; a common practice in extensive farming systems where internal parasites are not a problem.
• deferred g. — a field is closed up and not used for grazing for the spring and summer but is then grazed as mature autumn feed. This may be a tactic to provide grazing at a time when pasture is usually in short supply, or it may be to allow a pasture to regenerate. Called also autumn saving.
• g. fee — see agist.
• leader–follower g. — the age group most susceptible to helminth infestation grazes the pasture first and are followed by the less susceptible older groups.
• g. pattern — the way in which each herbivorous species grazes a pasture, including closeness of cropping, preference for grass over clover over browse.
• rented g. — see agist.
• rotational g. — the herd or flock is moved frequently (days to weeks) from field to field in a management system aimed at reducing worm load and increasing production of dry matter. In many circumstances it does neither. Called also block grazing. See also rotation programs.
• strip g. — the field is grazed in strips which are changed every 1 to 3 days. This is done by careful placement of an electric fence so that the grazing strip is moved further and further away from the entrance to the field.
• zero g. — an animal husbandry strategy in which the plant material is harvested daily and fed to livestock in a dry lot. Avoids damage to pasture by cattle walking on it but requires much higher capital investment for harvesting machinery, construction and maintenance.

IN BRIEF: To feed on grass or other plants. Also: To touch lightly in passing.

Cattle graze in that field for part of the season.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - græsse, bruge til græsning, småspise
v. tr. - sætte på græs, lade græsse

2.
v. tr. - strejfe, skrabe, tage
v. intr. - skrabe mod
n. - strejf, hudafskrabning, strejfsår

Nederlands (Dutch)
grazen, weiden, schaven (huid), schampen, rakelings gaan langs, schaafwond, schampschot, het grazen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - frôler, friser, écorcher
v. tr. - frôler, friser, s'écorcher

2.
v. tr. - (Agric) faire paître, utiliser (qch) comme pacage
v. intr. - (Agric) brouter, paître, mettre qch au pâturage, grignoter
n. - écorchure, éraflure

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - grasen, weiden, weiden lassen

2.
v. - streifen, aufschürfen, schürfen
n. - Schürfwunde, (Med) Abschürfung, flüchtige Berührung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ξε)γδέρνω, περνώ ξυστά, ξύνω, βόσκω
n. - αμυχή, ξέγδαρμα, γδάρσιμο

Italiano (Italian)
rasentare, scorticare, pascolare, abrasione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esfolar, arranhar (a pele), pastar
n. - pasto (m), arranhão (m), escoriação (f) leve

Русский (Russian)
слегка касаться, задевать, натирать кожу, царапать, пасти, пастись, царапина

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - pastar, pacer, pastorear, comer en porciones pequeñas
v. tr. - poner el ganado a pastar, cuidar el ganado mientras pace

2.
v. tr. - rasar, rozar, raspar, tocar ligeramente
v. intr. - rasar, rozar, raspar
n. - rozadura, roce, arañazo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - snudda vid, skrapa, gräsa (om kula o.d.), gå på bete, valla, låta kreaturen beta
n. - skråma, (kulas) gräsning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 吃草, 放牧, 吃里的草, 用牧草喂, 在田野里吃

2. 擦过, 掠过, 擦伤, 抓破, 擦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 擦過, 掠過, 擦傷, 抓破
v. intr. - 擦
n. - 擦傷, 抓破

2.
v. intr. - 吃草, 放牧
v. tr. - 吃裡的草, 用牧草喂, 在田野裡吃, 放牧

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 풀을 먹다, 방목하다
v. tr. - 풀을 먹이다, (풀밭을) 목장으로 쓰다

2.
v. tr. - 살짝 스치다, 스쳐서 벗겨지다
v. intr. - 살짝 스치다, 스쳐서 벗겨지다
n. - 찰과상

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 牧草を食う, 放牧する, 放牧に使う, かする, 擦りむく, 草を食わせる, 草を食う
n. - かすり傷, かすること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرعى ( القطيع), يمس برقه, يكشط (الاسم) كشط ( الجلد)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮רעה (צאן, בקר), אכל ארוחות קלות לאורך היום, דילג בין תחנות טלביזיה על המרקע, דגם באופן מקרי‬
v. tr. - ‮האכיל (צאן ובקר) עשב‬
v. tr. - ‮שפשף, שרט‬
v. intr. - ‮נגע וחלף‬
n. - ‮שיפשוף, שריטה‬

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