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English noun: graze | |||
| 1. | graze (state) a superficial abrasion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abrasion, excoriation, scrape, scratch | ||
| 2. | graze (act) the act of grazing | ||
| Synonyms | grazing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eating, feeding | ||
English verb: graze | |||
| 1. | graze (contact) feed as in a meadow or pasture | ||
| Samples | The herd was grazing. | ||
| Examples | The animals graze | ||
| Synonyms | browse, crop, pasture, range | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat, feed | ||
| Verb group | crop, graze, pasture, range | ||
| 2. | graze (contact) break the skin (of a body part) by scraping | ||
| Samples | She was grazed by the stray bullet. | ||
| Examples | Did he graze his foot? | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | injure, wound | ||
| 3. | graze (contact) let feed in a field or pasture or meadow | ||
| Examples | They graze the animals | ||
| Synonyms | crop, pasture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feed, give | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drift, grass | ||
| Verb group | browse, crop, graze, pasture, range | ||
| Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
| 4. | graze (contact) scrape gently | ||
| Samples | Graze the skin. | ||
| Synonyms | crease, rake | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brush | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shave | ||
| 5. | graze (consumption) eat lightly, try different dishes | ||
| Samples | There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue graze | ||
| Synonyms | browse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nosh, snack | ||
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