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- pronunciation:
- greIz
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
grazes, grazing, grazed |
| definition 1: |
to touch or brush lightly in passing.
He grazed her arm as he ran past her.- synonyms:
- brush, sweep
- similar words:
- glance off, lick, touch
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| definition 2: |
to scrape.
She grazed her knee when she fell off of the bicycle.- synonyms:
- scrape
- similar words:
- scratch, scuff, skin
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| related words: |
nick, scrape |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a light touching, brushing, or scraping action.
He felt the graze of the cat against his leg.- similar words:
- brush, touch
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| definition 2: |
a slight scrape.
The wound was only a graze.- synonyms:
- scrape
- similar words:
- scratch
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| related words: |
nick |
| derivation: |
grazingly (adv.) |
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