At Does Graze Mean?

1 : to touch lightly in passing The car's wheel grazed the curb. 2 : abrade, scratch grazed her knee when she fell. intransitive verb. : to touch or rub against something in passing Our fenders just grazed. graze.

What does graze mean in Old English?

"to feed on grass," Old English grasian, from græs "grass" (see grass). Compare Middle Dutch, Middle High German grasen, Dutch grazen, German grasen. Transitive sense from 1560s. Figurative use by 1570s. Related: Grazed; grazing.

What is graze physical education?

Mild abrasions, also known as grazes or scrapes, do not scar or bleed because the dermis is left intact, but deep abrasions that disrupt the normal dermal structures may lead to the formation of scar tissue. A more traumatic abrasion that removes all layers of skin is called an avulsion.