graze

US /ɡreɪz/
UK /ɡreɪz/
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1.

to eat grass or other plants in a field

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Cows were grazing peacefully in the meadow.
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Sheep often graze on hillsides.
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2.

to touch or scrape something lightly in passing

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The bullet just grazed his arm.
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The car grazed the wall as it turned the corner.
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1.

a slight injury on the surface of the skin caused by scraping

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He had a nasty graze on his knee after falling.
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The child cried when he got a small graze on his elbow.
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