graze

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 (of cows, sheep, etc.) to eat grass that is growing in a field: [V] There were cows grazing beside the river. * Parents have been warned against allowing children to graze on sweets and snacks (= to keep eating them, instead of real meals). * [VN] The field had been grazed by sheep. 2 [VN] to put cows, sheep, etc. in a field so that they can eat the grass there: The land is used by local people to graze their animals. 3 [VN] to break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against sth rough: I fell and grazed my knee. * He grazed his elbow on a sharp piece of rock. 4 [VN] to touch sth lightly while passing it: The bullet grazed his cheek. noun a small injury where the surface of the skin has been slightly broken by rubbing against sth: Adam walked away from the crash with just cuts and grazes.