Definitions for graze
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. grazenoun

   a superficial abrasion

2. graze, grazingverb

   the act of grazing

3. crop, browse, graze, range, pastureverb

   feed as in a meadow or pasture

   "the herd was grazing"

4. grazeverb

   break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

   "She was grazed by the stray bullet"

5. crop, graze, pastureverb

   let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

6. graze, crease, rakeverb

   scrape gently

   "graze the skin"

7. browse, grazeverb

   eat lightly, try different dishes

   "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. grazenoun

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

2. grazenoun

   A light abrasion; a slight scratch.

3. grazeverb

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

4. grazeverb

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

   cattle graze on the meadows

5. grazeverb

   To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.

6. grazeverb

   To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.

   the bullet grazed the wall

7. grazeverb

   To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.

   to graze one's knee

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Grazeverb

   1. To tend grazing cattle; to set cattle to feed on grass.

   Jacob graz’d his uncle Laban’s sheep. William Shakespeare.

   O happy man, faith he, that, lo! I see
   Grazing his cattle in those pleasant fields,
   If he but know his good! Samuel Daniel, Civil War.

   The chief beheld their chariots from afar;
   Their steeds around,
   Free from their harness, graze the flow’ry ground. Dryden.

   Grounds graze well the next year after plowing. John Mortimer.

   Some graze their land ’till Christmas, and some longer. John Mortimer.

   He hath a house and barn in repair, and a field or two to graze his cows, with a garden and orchard. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To feed upon.

   I was at first as other beasts, that graze
   The trodden herb, of abject thoughts and low. John Milton.

   This Neptune gave him, when he gave to keep
   His scaly flocks that graze the wat’ry deep. John Dryden, Virgil.

   The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead. Alexander Pope.

2. To Grazeverb

   Etymology: from grass.

   1. To eat grass; to feed on grass.

   The greatest of my pride is to see my ewes graze, and my lambs suck. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   Graze where you will, you shall not house with me. William Shakespeare.

   Leaving in the fields his grazing cows,
   He sought himself some hospitable house. John Dryden, Fables.

   The more ignoble throng
   Attend their stately steps, and slowly graze along. Dryden.

   2. To supply grass.

   Physicians advise their patients to remove into airs which are plain champaigns, but grazing, and not overgrown with heath. Francis Bacon.

   The sewers must be kept so as the water may not stay too long in the Spring; for then the ground continueth the wet, whereby it will never graze to purpose that year. Francis Bacon.

   A third sort of grazing ground is that near the sea, which is commonly very rich land. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   3. To move on devouring.

   As every state lay next to the other that was oppressed, so the fire perpetually grazed. Francis Bacon, on the War with Spain.

   4. [From raser, French.]To touch lightly.

   Mark then a bounding valour in our English,
   That being dead, like to the bullets grazing,
   Breaks out into a second course of mischief,
   Killing in relapse of mortality. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. graze

   Graze is a verb which primarily means (1) to feed on growing grass or pasture, commonly used in the context of herbivorous animals such as cattle or sheep. It also means (2) to touch lightly in passing, often referring to a narrow escape from harm, such as a bullet only slightly injuring someone instead of causing serious harm.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grazeverb

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

2. Grazeverb

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

3. Grazeverb

   to tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing

4. Grazeverb

   to rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall

5. Grazeverb

   to eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze on the meadows

6. Grazeverb

   to yield grass for grazing

7. Grazeverb

   to touch something lightly in passing

8. Grazenoun

   the act of grazing; the cropping of grass

9. Grazenoun

   a light touch; a slight scratch

10. Etymology: [OE. grasen, AS. grasian, fr. grs grass. See Grass.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Graze

   grāz, v.t. to eat or feed on grass: to feed or supply with grass: (obs.) to tend while grazing.—v.i. to eat grass: to supply grass.—ns. Graz′er, an animal which grazes; Grazier (grā′zhėr), one who grazes or pastures cattle and rears them for the market; Graz′ing, the act of feeding on grass: the feeding or raising of cattle. [From grass.]

2. Graze

   grāz, v.t. to pass lightly along the surface. [Ety. dub.; perh. only a special use of graze above; perh. coined from rase (Fr. raser), the initial g due to the analogy of grate.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. graze

   The point at which a shot strikes and rebounds from earth or water.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. graze

   The point at which a shot strikes and rebounds from earth or water. Grazing-fire, that which sweeps close to the surface it defends.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of graze in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of graze in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of graze in a Sentence

1. Jim Kenney:

   I had the opportunity to speak to the six officers, they're all in good spirits and obviously it was a very traumatic experience for them, i was talking to one of the officers who had the graze wound to the head and he had two little boys -- they looked like they were 9 or 10 years old, 8 or 9 years old -- and kept on thinking about how their lives would have changed with just a little more difference in space.

2. Rachel Zoe:

   I tend to really like dramatic jewelry like earrings that graze my shoulders and big cocktail rings, i typically have a stack of bracelets on each wrist that mean something special to me. I never take off my Cartier Juste Un Clou which is engraved with my son's initials and was a gift from my husband when Un Clou was born.

3. William Ja:

   Eat in moderation and graze over a longer period, rather than gorge over a short time.

4. Shane Lewis:

   You can rustle a chip packet and they know what’s in there, that makes them aggressive. Greg Piper said when Greg Piper visited the site, Greg Piper saw tourists holding out apples, bananas, corn chips and other processed foods to the wild animals, The Guardian reported. Kangaroos typically graze on grasses. A nutritionist for a zoo in Australia said disrupting a kangaroo's diet can result in aggression and health problems. ( Facebook/Kroosn Shuttle Service Pty Ltd) Disrupting the kangaroo’s natural diet can cause health problems, such as stomach ulcers, and cause aggression, according to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.

5. Catharine MacKinnon:

   I've seen heads of companies get everyone together and actually say, 'We don't do this here. You don't come here to graze on the women'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=graze
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Graze
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=graze
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graze
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=graze
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=graze
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html