What is the meaning of browse?

noun

  • Vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat.
    • usage: "a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day"
  • Reading superficially or at random.
  • The act of feeding by continual nibbling.

verb

  • Shop around; not necessarily buying.
    • usage: "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
  • Feed as in a meadow or pasture.
    • usage: "the herd was grazing"
  • Look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular.
    • usage: "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"
  • Eat lightly, try different dishes.
    • usage: "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Browse. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/browse/definitions/1192304
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "Browse" http://smartdefine.org/browse/definitions/1192304 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, Browse, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/browse/definitions/1192304>.
MLAWordNet. "Browse" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/browse/definitions/1192304>
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