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for·age
(fôr′ĭj, fŏr′-)n.
1. Plant material that livestock graze or that is cut and fed to them.
2. The act of looking or searching for food or provisions.
v. for·aged, for·ag·ing, for·ag·es
v.intr.
1. To wander in search of food or provisions.
2. To search for a particular food or foods, often in the wild: foraged for mushrooms; foraging in the farmers' markets for choice produce.
3. To make a raid, as for food: soldiers foraging near an abandoned farm.
4. To conduct a search; rummage: foraged through the clutter in his closet.
v.tr.
1. To collect forage from; strip of food or supplies: troops who were foraging the countryside.
2. Informal To obtain by foraging: foraged a snack from the refrigerator.
[Middle English, from Old French fourrage, from forrer, to forage, from feurre, fodder, of Germanic origin; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]
for′ag·er n.
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forage
(ˈfɒrɪdʒ)n
1. (Agriculture) food for horses or cattle, esp hay or straw
2. the act of searching for food or provisions
3. (Military) military a raid or incursion
vb
4. to search (the countryside or a town) for food, provisions, etc
5. (Military) (intr) military to carry out a raid
6. (tr) to obtain by searching about
7. (tr) to give food or other provisions to
8. (Agriculture) (tr) to feed (cattle or horses) with such food
[C14: from Old French fourrage, probably of Germanic origin; see food, fodder]
ˈforager n
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for•age
(ˈfɔr ɪdʒ, ˈfɒr-)n., v. -aged, -ag•ing. n.
1. food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
2. the seeking or obtaining of such food.
3. the act of searching for provisions of any kind.
v.i. 4. to wander or go in search of provisions.
5. to search about; seek; rummage; hunt: foraging in the pantry for a bread knife.
v.t. 6. to collect forage from; strip of supplies.
7. to supply with forage.
8. to obtain by foraging: to forage berries for a pie.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French fourrage, derivative of fuerre fodder]
for′ag•er, n.
syn: See feed.
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forage
Past participle: foraged
Gerund: foraging
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| Noun | 1. |  forage - bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattlefodder - coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop |
| 2. |  forage - the act of searching for food and provisions | |
| Verb | 1. | forage - collect or look around for (food) hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" rustle - forage food |
| 2. | forage - wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods" |
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forage
verb
noun
1. (for cattle, etc.) fodder, food, feed, foodstuffs, provender forage needed to feed one cow and its calf
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forage
verbTo make a thorough search of:
Slang: shake down.
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Translations
عَلَفيَبْحَث عن الطعام، العَلَف
pícepícninashánět seslídit
foderfouragefouragererode
leita ; krafsa/róta uppskepnufóîur
lopbarībameklētrakņāties
zháňať
forage
[ˈfɒrɪdʒ]A. N (for cattle) → forraje m
B. VI they foraged for food in the jungle → se adentraron en la selva en busca de alimento
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forage
(ˈforidʒ) verb (often with about) to search thoroughly. He foraged about in the cupboard; He foraged for food in the cupboard.
noun food for horses and cattle.
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