'Graze' definitions:

Definition of 'graze'

(from WordNet)
noun
A superficial abrasion
noun
The act of grazing [syn: graze, grazing]
verb
Feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: crop, browse, graze, range, pasture]
verb
Break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
verb
Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow [syn: crop, graze, pasture]
verb
Scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: graze, crease, rake]
verb
Eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" [syn: browse, graze]

Definition of 'Graze'

From: GCIDE
  • Graze \Graze\ (gr[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grazed (gr[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Grazing.] [OE. grasen, AS. grasian, fr. gr[ae]s grass. See Grass.]
  • 1. To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for. [1913 Webster]
  • A field or two to graze his cows. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse. [1913 Webster]
  • The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing. [1913 Webster]
  • When Jacob grazed his uncle Laban's sheep. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Graze'

From: GCIDE
  • Graze \Graze\, v. i.
  • 1. To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze on the meadows. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To yield grass for grazing. [1913 Webster]
  • The ground continueth the wet, whereby it will never graze to purpose. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To touch something lightly in passing. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Graze'

From: GCIDE
  • Graze \Graze\, n.
  • 1. The act of grazing; the cropping of grass. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • Turning him out for a graze on the common. --T. Hughes. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A light touch; a slight scratch. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'graze'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Graze'