forage

/'fɔridʤ/
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forage

The squirrel forages for nuts in the autumn leaves.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act of searching for food: "Forage" refers to the activity of searching or hunting for food, especially for animals or in a military context for provisions.
    • Food for grazing animals: "Forage" also means food for domestic animals, such as grass, hay, or other plants.

  2. Verb:

    • To search for food: The primary meaning is to search widely for food or provisions.
    • To wander and feed: Used for animals that move around an area to find and eat food.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The deer's main activity at dawn is forage. (The deer's main activity at dawn is searching for food.)
    • We need to store enough forage for the cattle this winter. (We need to store enough food like hay for the cattle this winter.)

  • Verb:

    • Wild pigs forage in the forest for roots and insects. (Wild pigs search in the forest for roots and insects.)
    • She had to forage in the pantry to find something for dinner. (She had to search in the pantry to find something for dinner.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To forage for": to search diligently for a specific thing, often food or information.
    • Birds forage for seeds on the ground. (Birds search for seeds on the ground.)
    • He foraged for old documents in the archive. (He searched diligently for old documents in the archive.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Forager (n): a person or animal that searches for food.
    • The squirrel is a skilled forager. (The squirrel is a skilled searcher for food.)
Synonyms
  • Noun (food): fodder, feed, pasturage.
  • Verb (search): rummage, scavenge, hunt.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Forage around/for: to search in a place or for something.
    • I'll forage around in the attic for those old photos. (I'll search in the attic for those old photos.)
Related Idioms
  • Live off the land/forage: to survive by finding and eating wild food.
    • The survivors had to forage and live off the land. (The survivors had to search for and eat wild food to survive.)
forage

The squirrel forages for nuts in the autumn leaves.

Noun
  1. the act of searching for food and provisions
  2. bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
Verb
  1. wander and feed
    • The animals forage in the woods
  2. collect or look around for (food)

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