graze

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɡreɪz/

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Noun

Singular graze

Plural grazes

1. A graze is a slight scratch.

   "How did you get a graze on your elbow?" the mother asked her child.

Verb

Plain form graze

Third-person singular grazes

Past tense grazed

Past participle grazed

Present participle grazing

A grazing animal.

1. When animals graze, they eat grass in a meadow or field.

   The cattle graze in the meadow.

2. If you graze something, you give it a light scratch.

   I accidentally grazed the wall because I wasn't careful moving the table.