Definition of forage
1 : food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing The grass serves as forage for livestock.
2 [2forage] : the act of foraging : search for provisions They made forages to find food.
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Examples of forage in a Sentence
The grass serves as forage for livestock.
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Mixtape austin 3 wolf moon seitan tumeric, hoodie dreamcatcher stumptown photo booth forage church-key portland fam.
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The forage-heavy ethos remains strong at this mellow Studio City street corner, where local produce is highlighted with a deft touch.
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The Agriculture Department has authorized other aid, including forage disaster payments and emergency haying and grazing of land enrolled in conservation and wetland programs.
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After birth sea otters spend about six months with mom, nursing, being groomed by her and learning to forage and be a sea otter, so this little guy is still a fully dependent pup.
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Redzepi said children in particular would benefit from learning to forage, Eater reports.
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Lohuis knew that protein content in forage plants appears to be a function of summer weather.
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This forces these hungry fish to turn to other less abundant forage such as bug hatches, crayfish, minnows and young panfish.
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These domestic goats live in southwestern Morocco, where the climate is dry and in some seasons the only available forage is in the trees.
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Origin and Etymology of forage
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from fuerre, foer fodder, straw, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder — more at food
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Definition of forage
foraged
;foraging
forager
nounExamples of forage in a Sentence
The cows were foraging in the pasture.
He had to forage for firewood.
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Hunter Gatherer pili nuts are foraged from the Filipino rain forest by hand and sprouted in unrefined coconut oil, which acts as a natural antibacterial preservative while maintaining the nutritional integrity of the nut.
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Bees, for example, may forage alyssum and dianthus on mild winter days.
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A female black bear and her three cubs went from foraging nuisances to possible educational ambassadors.
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They had recently eaten tacos made with mushrooms foraged in a state park.
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Scratch is surely among the craft breweries most in touch with Mother Nature’s abundance, using primarily home-grown, locally sourced, and foraged ingredients in their recipes.
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The class is reviving a weaker hive and notices that the bees have collected different kinds of pollen, foraging on the spring blooms of neighborhood flowers and trees near the Institute of Living.
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In the worst case, a young woman accepted death caps from a stranger who had been foraging in the mountains and prepared a meal for her family, guests and baby daughter.
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A relative few can hunt and forage quickly and successfully enough for the right combination of smart and informed critics of globalization.
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Origin and Etymology of forage
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FORAGE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of forage for English Language Learners
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: grasses and other plants that are eaten by animals (such as cows)
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Definition of forage for English Language Learners
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of an animal : to eat growing grass or other plants
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: to search for something (such as food or supplies)
FORAGE Defined for Kids
Definition of forage for Students
: food (as grass) for browsing or grazing animals
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