Main Entry:

¹graze

Pronunciation:

\ˈgrāz\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

grazed; graz·ing

Etymology:

Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs grass

Date:

before 12th century

intransitive verb1: to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton2: to eat small portions of food throughout the daytransitive verb1 a: to crop and eat in the field b: to feed on the herbage of2 a: to put to graze b: to put cattle to graze on3: to supply herbage for the grazing of

— graze·able or graz·able \ˈgrā-zə-bəl\ adjective

— graz·er noun