forage
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to collect forage from; strip of supplies; plunder.
to forage the countryside.
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to supply with forage.
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to obtain by foraging.
noun
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food for horses or cattle, esp hay or straw
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the act of searching for food or provisions
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military a raid or incursion
verb
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to search (the countryside or a town) for food, provisions, etc
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(intr) military to carry out a raid
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(tr) to obtain by searching about
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(tr) to give food or other provisions to
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(tr) to feed (cattle or horses) with such food
Related Words
See feed.
Other Word Forms
- forager noun
- unforaged adjective
Etymology
Origin of forage
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French fourrage, derivative of fuerre fodder (from Germanic )
Example Sentences
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“After eating nothing or very little through the winter months, rattlesnakes are actively foraging in the spring and also looking for mates.”
From Los Angeles Times
After a few minutes of foraging, snapping, and binding, the fox and the badger stood back to survey their work.
From Literature
"There may be other kinds of effects specific to the foraging biology of the species in question that could be beneficial," added Robert Dudley, UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology.
From Science Daily
A camera trap in Tasmania originally set to photograph quolls captured a possum mother and joey passing nightly to forage.
From BBC
The researchers found that foraging bees are not simply delivering a fixed message.
From Science Daily
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