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forage - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'forage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Forage [ n.]
- The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc.
- Food of any kind for animals, especially for horses and cattle, as grass, pasture, hay, corn, oats.
2 . Forage [ v. i.]
- To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp. forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country; to ravage; to feed on spoil.
3 . Forage [ v. t.]
- To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds.

Meaning of 'forage' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . forage [ v]
Meaning (1):
- wander and feed
Example in sentence:
  • The animals forage in the woods