What is the meaning of grazed?

verb

  • Feed as in a meadow or pasture.
    • usage: "the herd was grazing"
  • Break the skin (of a body part) by scraping.
    • usage: "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
  • Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow.
  • Scrape gently.
    • usage: "graze the skin"
  • Eat lightly, try different dishes.
    • usage: "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"

adjective

  • Scraped or touched lightly in passing.
    • usage: "his grazed and bleeding arm proved he had been in the line of fire"
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APAWordNet. (2010). grazed. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/grazed/definitions/1175078
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HarvardWordNet 2010, grazed, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/grazed/definitions/1175078>.
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