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Forage
01
the act of searching for food and provisions
02
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
to forage
01
to search an area in order to find food or necessary supplies
Transitive: to forage a place
Example
The children foraged the kitchen for snacks after school.
The animals foraged the forest for berries and nuts before the winter arrived.
The tribe foraged the riverbanks for fish and plants to sustain them.
02
to search for and collect food, typically in natural surroundings such as forests or fields
Intransitive: to forage for food
Example
The birds recently foraged for insects in the garden.
The squirrels frequently forage for nuts and seeds in the park.
She is currently foraging for edible mushrooms in the woods.
