graze

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. graze¹ (grāz)v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·esv. intr.
1. To feed on growing grasses and herbage.
2. Informal.
a. To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal.
b. To eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals.v. tr.
1. To feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland.
2. To feed on the herbage of (a piece of land).
3. To afford herbage for the feeding of:
This field will graze 30 head of cattle.
4. To put (livestock) out to feed.
5. To tend (feeding livestock) in a pasture. [Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs, grass. See ghrē- in Indo-European Roots.] grazeʹa·ble or grazʹa·ble adj.grazʹer n. II. graze² (grāz)v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·esv. tr.
1. To touch lightly in passing; brush. See Synonyms at brush¹.
2. To scrape or scratch slightly; abrade.v. intr.
To scrape or touch something lightly in passing.n.
1. The act of brushing or scraping along a surface.
2. A minor scratch or abrasion. [Perhaps from graze¹.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  grazing, browse, crease, rake, crop, pasture, range