graze

  1. Noun.  The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
  2. Noun.  A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.

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