26984 words

grazed

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough:

Examples:

graze your knee He fell down and grazed his knee.
He was lucky, the bullet just grazed his leg.
3
If an object grazes something, it touches its surface lightly when it passes it:

Examples:

The aircraft's landing gear grazed the treetops as it landed.
4
to (cause animals to) eat grass:

Examples:

The cows were grazing.
The farmer grazes cattle on this land in the summer months.
5
to eat small amounts of food many times during the day instead of sitting down to eat meals at particular times:

Examples:

No dinner for me, thanks - I've been grazing all day.

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