grazing
noun
[ ˈɡreɪzɪŋ ]
• grassland suitable for pasturage.
• "large areas of rough grazing"
graze
verb
• (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.
• "cattle graze on the open meadows"
Origin:
Old English grasian, from græs ‘grass’.
graze
verb
• scrape and break the surface of the skin of (a part of the body).
• "she fell down and grazed her knees"
Similar:
scrape,
abrade,
skin,
scratch,
chafe,
bark,
scuff,
rasp,
break the skin of,
cut,
nick,
snick,
excoriate,
Origin:
late 16th century: perhaps a specific use of graze1.
