graze
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2.0
- noun
- /ɡreɪz/
:
pastoreo
- It was early morning, and the rabbits were beginning to silflay graze, coming up into clear gray silence.
They had they had gone over into a Hopi land grazing area.
- They had they had gone over into a Hopi land grazing area.
Examples
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They prefer it out in the meadow, where they can get a graze on.
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It was the last big graze of the year.
Blog text (32) -
How can wombats persist and even thrive on such poor graze?
Academic text (1995) -
They move through the countryside seeking grazing land for their livestock.
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He did see an occasional cluster of Taurs, placidly munching away at their graze in the late evening sun, but none of the four-legged, forty-acre cattle he remembered from his youth.
Fiction book (1991) -
During the hot summer months, the cattle enjoy a good graze in the lush green fields.
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The farmer led his sheep to a new area with plenty of graze to keep them healthy.
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In spring, the horses eagerly look for fresh graze after a long winter.
Synonyms
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1.0
Eating or giving food to people, animals, and plants
26
2.4
Animals eating grass in a field or pasture
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7.0
Eating plants by animals, often causing damage to the plants
How Much
- Specialized
1
4.4
1
2.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Graze meaning the act of animals feeding comes from the word for grass, and it names the animals' action of 'eating grass', which is why a field can show signs of graze after animals pass through.