Graze (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

• Wound

Related Words

• Graze (noun)
• Grazing (noun)

Meaning ²

Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Crop
• Pasture

Hypernyms

• Feed

Hyponyms

• Drift
• Grass

Related Words

• Graze (noun)
• Grazing (noun)
• Grazier (noun)

Meaning ³

Scrape gently; "graze the skin".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Crease
• Rake

Related Words

• Graze (noun)
• Grazing (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Crop
• Range
• Pasture
• Browse

Hypernyms

• Eat
• Feed

Related Words

• Graze (noun)
• Grazing (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

• Browse

Hypernyms

• Nosh

Related Words

• Graze (noun)