graze

Meanings

• Verb

  Touch or rub against lightly, especially as a result of moving quickly over something.

  - "The wind grazed the trees as it blew through the forest."
  - "The sheep grazed in the field all day long."

• Verb

  Feed on pasture, especially for a short time.

  - "The cows were out grazing in the meadow."
  - "The deer came to graze in our garden last night."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɡɹeɪz/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with graze
braze , blaze , maze

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Variants

List of all variants of graze that leads to same result
grazable , graze , grazeable , grazed , grazer , grazers , grazes , grazing

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Forms

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past tense: grazed, gerund: grazing, present participle: grazing

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Etymology

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Old English grasan, from graes, pasture, grass

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Trivia

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1. Grazing is an essential practice for livestock farming, providing animals with the nutrients they need to grow and thrive.

2. The term 'grazing' can also be used metaphorically to describe a light touch or contact, as in 'grazing someone's arm' or 'grazing a record'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Pasture: An area of land used for grazing animals.

2. Grazing animals: Animals that feed on pasture, such as cows, sheep, and goats.

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Culture

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Grazing is a significant practice in agriculture and livestock farming. It is also used metaphorically to describe a light touch or contact, as in 'grazing a record' or 'grazing someone's arm'.

How to Memorize "graze"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the wind lightly touching and moving across the surface of something, like a tree or grass.
   - Visualize a cow or sheep eating grass in a field.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'grazing' with the sensation of a light touch or contact.
   - Associate the word 'grazing' with animals feeding on pasture.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Grazing animals graze on grass' to remember the definition and meaning of the word.

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