graze

Plural: grazes

Noun

a superficial abrasion
the act of grazing
The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
The act of animals feeding from pasture.

Verb

Verb Forms: grazed, grazing, grazes

To feed on growing grass, or lightly touch something.
feed as in a meadow or pasture
break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
- "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
scrape gently
- "graze the skin"
eat lightly, try different dishes
To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
To eat small amounts of food periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes, often not in response to hunger.
To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout.
To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
To yield grass for grazing.

Examples

Cattle graze in the meadows.
He managed to graze a triple-letter score with his last-minute play.
the bullet grazed the wall
to graze one's knee

Origin / Etymology

From Old English grasian (“to feed on grass”), from græs (“grass”).

Synonyms

browse, crease, crop, grazing, pasture, rake, range, glance

Scrabble Score: 15

graze: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
graze: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
graze: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

graze: valid Words With Friends Word