graze
Translation
to eat grass, to scrape, to snack lightly
Examples
Cows graze in the field.
Cows graze in the field.
I fell and grazed my knee.
I fell and grazed my knee.
He grazes on snacks all day.
He grazes on snacks all day.
Grammar Patterns
((on sth.)) (of animals) to eat (sth.) Cows graze on the fresh grass.
((sth.)) to scrape (sth.) I grazed my elbow on the wall.
Similar Words
Synonyms: browse, pasture, scratch, nibble
Etymology
From Old English 'grasian' (to eat grass), from 'græs' (grass). The sense of 'to scrape' is a later development.
Memory Tips
Picture a cow grazing on grass, and its teeth just grazing (scraping) the surface of the ground.