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graze

 
 
pronunciation:
greIz
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part of speech: verb
inflections: grazes, grazing, grazed
definition 1: When cows or horses graze, they eat grass and plants that grow on the ground.
We drove by a large field where cows were grazing.
 
similar words:
feed
definition 2: When farmers graze their cows or horses, they put them out on some land so that they can eat growing grass and plants.
The cowboys grazed their horses near the river.
derivation: grazer (n.)
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