GRAZES Synonyms

• an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

• injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

• hurt the feelings of

• break up into small pieces for food preparation

• damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure

• separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument

• fashioned or shaped by cutting

• made neat and tidy by trimming

• (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

• (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

• a share of the profits

• (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

• a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

• a step on some scale

• a wound made by cutting

• a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

• a remark capable of wounding mentally

• a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

• the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• the style in which a garment is cut

• a canal made by erosion or excavation

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

• in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

• (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of cutting something into parts

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• the act of reducing the amount or number

• an unexcused absence from class

• with parts removed

• (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

• (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

• mixed with water

• separate with or as if with an instrument

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• make an incision or separation

• discharge from a group

• form by probing, penetrating, or digging

• style and tailor in a certain fashion

• hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

• make out and issue

• cut and assemble the components of

• intentionally fail to attend

• be able to manage or manage successfully

• give the appearance or impression of

• move (one's fist)

• pass directly and often in haste

• pass through or across

• make an abrupt change of image or sound

• stop filming

• make a recording of

• record a performance on (a medium)

• create by duplicating data

• form or shape by cutting or incising

• perform or carry out

• function as a cutting instrument

• allow incision or separation

• divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

• cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

• reap or harvest

• fell by sawing; hew

• penetrate injuriously

• refuse to acknowledge

• shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

• dissolve by breaking down the fat of

• have a reducing effect

• cease, stop

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• have grow through the gums

• grow through the gums

• cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)

• an indication of damage

• scratch repeatedly

• make by scraping

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

• gather (money or other resources) together over time

• bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• informal terms for money

• a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• dry mash for poultry

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• poor handwriting

• (golf) a handicap of zero strokes

• an indication of damage

• cause friction

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• gather (money or other resources) together over time

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat

• reading superficially or at random

• the act of feeding by continual nibbling

• shop around; not necessarily buying

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

• eat lightly, try different dishes

• the yield from plants in a single growing season

• a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale

• a collection of people or things appearing together

• the output of something in a season

• the stock or handle of a whip

• a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

• cut short

• prepare for crops

• yield crops

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

• bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

• make wrinkled or creased

• scrape gently

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

• the act of grazing

• the act of brushing against while passing

• a dissolute man in fashionable society

• degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

• a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

• move through with or as if with a rake

• level or smooth with a rake

• sweep the length of

• examine hastily

• gather with a rake

• scrape gently

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the limits within which something can be effective

• a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze

• a series of hills or mountains

• a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds

• a variety of different things or activities

• (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined

• the limit of capability

• a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

• change or be different within limits

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun

• range or extend over; occupy a certain area

• lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• let eat

• assign a rank or rating to