graze

verb
UK: /ɡreɪz/
US: /ɡreɪz/

  1. To eat grass or other plants in a field.

    1. The cows graze in the field.
    2. Sheep often graze on the hillside, keeping the grass trimmed.

  2. To eat small amounts of food many times during the day instead of eating meals.

    1. I tend to graze throughout the day instead of having big meals.
    2. If you graze all day, you never really feel hungry or full.

  3. To put animals in a field so that they can eat the grass.

    1. The farmer grazes his cattle in that pasture.
    2. We graze our sheep on the common land during the summer months.

Synonyms

skin browse feed nibble touch scrape
graze intransitive-verb

  1. To feed on growing grass.

    1. The deer came to graze near the river.
    2. Many kinds of animals graze, from horses to smaller creatures.

  2. To eat small amounts of food repeatedly over a period of time.

    1. I like to graze on fruit and nuts during the afternoon.
    2. She tends to graze rather than eat three square meals a day.

  3. To touch lightly in passing.

    1. The bullet seemed to graze his arm.
    2. The car seemed to graze the wall when parking, making a small scratch.
graze transitive-verb

  1. To feed on grass or other plants.

    1. Cattle graze the meadows.
    2. Farmers graze sheep on the hills, maintaining natural landscapes.

  2. To touch lightly; scrape.

    1. The car grazed the curb.
    2. The branch seemed to graze the side of the house in the wind.
graze noun

  1. An injury where the skin is broken by something rubbing against it.

    1. He got a graze on his knee when he fell.
    2. The nurse cleaned the graze before putting a plaster on it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "graze" in English means: To eat grass or other plants in a field., To eat small amounts of food many times during the day instead of eating meals., To put animals in a field so that they can eat the grass..

The phonetic transcription of "graze" is /ɡreɪz/ in British English and /ɡreɪz/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "graze": skin, browse, feed, nibble, touch, scrape.

Example usage of "graze": "The cows graze in the field.". More examples on the page.