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graze

Definition for graze

verb as in touch

Strongest matches

ricochet, rub, scrape, scratch, skim, skip

Strong matches

abrade, brush, carom, chafe, kiss, shave

Weak match

glance off

verb as in feed on

Strongest matches

bite, browse, eat, forage, nibble

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Example Sentences

According to Ephron, a meeting between the former friends to squash their beef spiraled into a heated confrontation which resulted in the alleged shooting that grazed Ephron's hand near the W Hotel in Los Angeles.

From Salon

Court documents allege multiple bullets were fired, one of which is alleged to have grazed Mr Ephron's knuckles.

From BBC

Prosecutors have accused Mayers of shooting at Ephron, who suffered a graze wound on his hand.

But numbers had dropped to only a dozen by the early 1960s, and when the lighthouse keepers departed for the last time in 1997, Stroma became home only to grazing livestock and seabirds.

From BBC

The victim, fellow artist and childhood friend Terell Ephron, testified last year that bullets grazed his knuckles and he decided to seek medical treatment at a hospital after flying back to New York.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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