graze Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a superficial abrasion
noun the act of grazing
grazing.
verb feed as in a meadow or pasture
browse; pasture; range; crop.
- the herd was grazing
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
pasture; crop.
verb scrape gently
rake; crease.
- graze the skin
verb eat lightly, try different dishes
browse.
- There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing

imp. & p. p. Grazed (); p. pr. & vb. n. Grazing.
OE. grasen, AS. grasian, fr. gr?s grass. See Grass.

To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
A field or two to graze his cows. Swift.
To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse.
The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead. Pope.
To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
When Jacob grazed his uncle Laban's sheep. Shak.
To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall.

To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze on the meadows.
To yield grass for grazing. The ground cortinueth the wet, whereby it will never graze to purpose.
Bacon.
To touch something lightly in passing.

The act of grazing; the cropping of grass. Colloq.
Turning him out for a grace on the common. T. Hughes.
A light touch; a slight scratch.