graze

Everyday

1. To graze is when animals like cows, sheep and horses eat grass in a field. tree →
2. To graze your skin is to scrape it a little, like a knee when you fall. A graze is that small scrape. tree →
3. To graze can also mean to touch something lightly as you pass. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: animals counted in a field; or a field shared among animals; animals joining to graze add, leaving take away. In science: grazing animals (herbivores) eat plants. First aid: clean a graze with water and cover it with a plaster. Phrases: graze in the field, graze your knee, a nasty graze.

Examples

• 12 cows graze in the field. tree →
• 5 more sheep came to graze. tree →
• The horses graze for 6 hours a day. tree →
• How many animals graze on the hill now? tree →
• Deer graze at the edge of the forest at dawn. tree →
• She fell off her bike and grazed her knee. tree →
• Wash the graze and put a plaster on it. tree →
• The ball grazed the top of the net. tree →

Note

Regular verb: grazed, grazing. A graze (scrape) is small; a cut is deeper. An action of the story; animals joining to graze add, leaving take away. No clue by itself.