graze 1 (gr?z)v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es v.intr.1. To feed on growing grasses and herbage.2. Informal a. To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal.b. To eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals.v.tr.1. To feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland.2. To feed on the herbage of (a piece of land).3. To afford herbage for the feeding of: This field will graze 30 head of cattle.4. To put (livestock) out to feed.5. To tend (feeding livestock) in a pasture.[Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs, grass; see ghr?- in Indo-European roots.]graze?a·ble, graz?a·ble adj.graz?er n.graze 2 (gr?z)v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es v.tr.1. To touch lightly in passing; brush. See Synonyms at brush1.2. To scrape or scratch slightly; abrade.v.intr. To scrape or touch something lightly in passing.n.1. The act of brushing or scraping along a surface.2. A minor scratch or abrasion.[Perhaps from graze.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.grazing (??re?z??) n1. (Agriculture) the vegetation on pastures that is available for livestock to feed upon2. (Agriculture) the land on which this is growingCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014graz?ing (?gre? z??) n. 1. pastureland; a pasture. 2. Informal. the act of eating snacks instead of regular meals, or of sampling small portions of a variety of foods. 3. Informal. the practice of switching television channels frequently to watch several programs. [1400?50] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.