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单词 graze
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grazeverb

uk/ɡreɪz/us/ɡreɪz/

graze verb (SURFACE)

[ T ] to break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough:

He fell down and grazed his knee.
He was lucky, the bullet just grazed his leg.

[ T ] If an object grazes something, it touches its surface lightly when it passes it:

The aircraft's landing gear grazed the treetops as it landed.

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Scratching and rubbing

  • abrade
  • abrasion
  • chafe
  • erode
  • grate
  • grind
  • rasp
  • rub
  • rub sth/sb down
  • rubdown
  • scour
  • scour sth out
  • scrape
  • scratch
  • smooth
  • tickle
  • towel
  • wear
  • wear (sth) away

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Touching & feeling

graze verb (FOOD)

[ I or T ] to (cause animals to) eat grass:

The cows were grazing.
The farmer grazes cattle on this land in the summer months.

[ I ] informal to eat small amounts of food many times during the day instead of sitting down to eat meals at particular times:

No dinner for me, thanks - I've been grazing all day.

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Animal (non-human) behaviour

  • accidental
  • eusocial
  • fledge
  • lap
  • maul
  • migrant
  • mob
  • molt
  • nest
  • nuzzle
  • perch
  • prey
  • ruminate
  • scratch
  • shy
  • skitter
  • slaver 1
  • stampede
  • torpor
  • trot

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Eating

grazenoun [ C ]

uk/ɡreɪz/us/ɡreɪz/

an injury on the surface of your skin caused by rubbing it against something rough:

Her legs were covered with cuts and grazes.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Scratching and rubbing

  • abrade
  • abrasion
  • chafe
  • erode
  • grate
  • grind
  • rasp
  • rub
  • rub sth/sb down
  • rubdown
  • scour
  • scour sth out
  • scrape
  • scratch
  • smooth
  • tickle
  • towel
  • wear
  • wear (sth) away

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