HyperDic: forage

English > 4 senses of the word forage:
NOUNfoodforage, eatage, pasture, pasturage, grassbulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
actforage, foragingthe act of searching for food and provisions / provisions
VERBpossessionforage, scroungecollect or look around for (food)
consumptionforagewander and feed
forage > pronunciation
Soundsfao'rihjh
Rhymesabridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh...
English > forage: 4 senses > noun 1, food
Meaningbulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle.
Synonymseatage, pasture, pasturage, grass
Broaderfoddercoarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
Spanisheatage, forraje, pasto
Catalaneatage, farratge, pastura
Verbsforagewander and feed
English > forage: 4 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of searching for food and provisions / provisions.
Synonymforaging
Broadersearch, hunt, huntingThe activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Spanishforraje
Verbsforagecollect or look around for (food)
English > forage: 4 senses > verb 1, possession
MeaningCollect or look around for (food) .
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymscrounge
NarrowerrustleForage food
Broaderhunt, run, hunt down, track downpursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Spanishir de caza
Nounsforaging, foragethe act of searching for food and provisions / provisions
English > forage: 4 senses > verb 2, consumption
Meaningwander and feed.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
ModelThe animals forage
Example"The animals forage in the woods"
Narrowerraven, prey, predatePrey on or hunt for
Broaderfeed, eattake in food
Nounsforagebulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

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