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   graze

   /ɡreɪz/

   verb

   • 1. (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field: "cattle graze on the open meadows"
   • ▪ (of an animal) feed on (grass or grassland): "downland areas grazed by sheep"
   • ▪ put (cattle, sheep, etc.) to feed on grassland: "shepherds who grazed animals on common land"
   • ▪ (of a person) eat frequent snacks at irregular intervals: "advertisers should not encourage children to graze on snacks or sweets"
   • ▪ casually sample something: "we grazed up and down the TV channels"

   Word Origin Old Englishgrasian, from græs ‘grass’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. grazer noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

     1

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