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to graze

to graze

31 3.7
Scrape the skin slightly and make a small wound
  • verb
  • /ɡreɪz/
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  • She fell off her bike and grazed her knee on the pavement.

But he caught me of like a grazing shot across my chest.

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Examples

  • Naomi said nothing in response, but she reached out and lightly grazed the back of Green Eyes' hand.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • One bullet hit the doctor in the groin, the second one went wild, and the third shot just grazed my ear.

    The Front Page (1974)

  • The official story is that he was grazed but it's worse than that.

    Reagan (2024)

  • This could have been the bullet that grazed Donald Trump right here.

  • As I opened the car door, the snowball grazed the back of my head.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • He was grazed by a bullet, according to local authorities.

    Megyn Kelly

  • The knife cut through the expensive fabric of his coat and grazed his flesh.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • You were grazed.

    Ticket to Paradise (2022)

  • Bullet just grazed his Achilles Tendon.

    The Honorary Consul (1983)

  • The bullet just grazed her, and she bled a lot, screamed a lot.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

to wound
vsto graze
617 2.3

To cut or hurt someone's body physically

is milder and refers to only a small surface break not serious harm
to scrape
vsto graze
60 1.6

To injure the skin by rubbing it against something rough

usually results in a minor open cut rather than deep injury
to skin
vsto graze
4 3.0

To scrape and damage the outer surface of the body by rubbing or falling

causes a slight break to the outer surface, making a small cut
brushed
vsto graze
3.4

Touched lightly while passing by

involves an actual small break to the outer surface with slight bleeding

Antonyms

to heal
481 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

How Severe

gash
30 3.9
to lacerate
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9 7.5
cut
337 1.0
to graze
31 3.7
scratch
203 1.6

Surface Forms

graze infinitive
grazed past
grazed past participle
grazing present participle
grazes third person singular

Etymology

Graze comes from the same root as grass, with the idea of 'eat grass' and 'touch lightly'; the sense of light contact led to the meaning 'to scrape the skin a little'. So, to graze your elbow is like rubbing the skin against something and making a small wound.