grazing
/'greiziɳ/
Definition
- Noun:
- The act of feeding on growing grass or herbage: This refers to the activity of animals, typically livestock, eating grass or other low-growing plants in a pasture or field.
- The act of brushing or scraping lightly against something while passing: This refers to a superficial, light touch or contact, often resulting in a minor abrasion.
Usage and Examples
Noun (Feeding on grass):
- The peaceful grazing of the sheep in the meadow was a calming sight.
- Overgrazing can damage the pasture and lead to soil erosion.
Noun (Light contact):
- He escaped the accident with only a grazing on his arm from the broken glass.
- The bullet was a mere grazing, causing a shallow wound.
Advanced Usage
- "Common grazing": Land, such as a village green, where members of a community have the right to graze their animals.
- The villagers have shared rights to the common grazing.
Variants and Related Words
Graze (verb): To feed on growing grass or to scrape lightly against something.
- The cows graze in the field all day.
- I grazed my knee when I fell off my bike.
Grazer (noun): An animal that feeds on grass.
- Cattle are natural grazers.
Grazing land (noun phrase): Land used for animals to graze on; pasture.
- The farmer converted the field into grazing land for his herd.
Synonyms
- For feeding: Browsing, pasturing, foraging.
- For light contact: Scratching, scraping, brushing, skimming.
Related Phrases
- Close grazing: Intensive grazing where animals eat grass very short.
- Close grazing can prevent weeds from establishing.
Notes
The two primary meanings of "grazing" are distinct. The agricultural meaning is intransitive (describing the animals' activity), while the injury-related meaning is transitive (implying contact with an external object). Context is key to determining the correct interpretation.
Noun
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the act of brushing against while passing
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the act of grazing
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