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- pronunciation:
- fo
rihj
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
food for grazing or browsing animals, usu. horses or cattle.
Grass is forage for cows.- similar words:
- feed
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definition 2: |
a search for provisions or supplies, as in a military raid.
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related words: |
hunt, loot |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
forages, foraging, foraged |
definition 1: |
to search for food or supplies, or to make a raid in search of them.
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definition 2: |
to rummage around.
She foraged among her keepsakes.- similar words:
- rout, rummage
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related words: |
graze, loot, plunder, poke, rout |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to obtain by searching or raiding.
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definition 2: |
to rummage through or obtain from.
He foraged his memory for a clue to her identity.- similar words:
- rout, rummage
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related words: |
despoil, loot, rout |
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derivation: |
forager (n.) |
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