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to graze
01
(of sheep, cows, etc.) to feed on the grass in a field
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
graze
3rd person singular
grazes
Present participle
grazing
Past simple
grazed
Past participle
grazed
Examples
The sheep were allowed to graze freely in the meadow.
02
to cause injury to the surface of one's skin by rubbing it against something rough
Transitive: to graze the skin
Examples
She grazed her knee when she tripped over the rock.
03
to eat small amounts of food or snacks throughout the day, often at irregular times
Intransitive: to graze | to graze on snacks
Examples
She tends to graze all day, having small snacks between meals.
04
to lightly touch or brush against something, often causing a slight scratch or mark
Transitive: to graze sth
Examples
The cat 's claws grazed my arm as it jumped off the chair.
Graze
01
the action of feeding on grass or other low vegetation, typically by livestock or wild herbivores
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
grazes
Examples
The cows spent the morning in a peaceful graze.
02
a minor scratch on the skin
Examples
He suffered a graze on his knee after falling off the bike.
Lexical Tree
overgraze
graze
