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 verb 1 : to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
2 : to eat small portions of food throughout the daytransitive verb 1 a : to crop and eat in the field b : to feed on the herbage of
2 a : to put to graze b : to put cattle to graze on
3 : to supply herbage for the grazing of

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

— graz·er noun