forage
11forage — [v] search madly for beat, cast about, comb, explore, fine tooth comb*, grub, hunt, pilfer, plunder, raid, rake, ransack, ravage, rummage, scour, scrounge, seek; concept 216 …
12forage — ► VERB 1) search for food or provisions. 2) obtain (food) by searching. ► NOUN 1) food for horses and cattle. 2) an act of foraging. DERIVATIVES forager noun …
13forage — forager, n. /fawr ij, for /, n., v., foraged, foraging. 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. 4. a raid. v.i. 5. to wander or go in search …
14forage — {{11}}forage (n.) early 14c. (late 13c. as Anglo L. foragium), from O.Fr. forrage fodder, foraging, pillaging, looting (12c., Mod.Fr. fourrage), from fuerre hay, straw, forage, fodder (Mod.Fr. feurre) fodder, straw, from Frankish *fodr food (Cf.… …
15forage — /ˈfɒrɪdʒ / (say forij) noun 1. food for horses and cattle; fodder; provender. 2. the seeking or obtaining such food. 3. the act of searching for provisions of any kind. 4. a raid. –verb (foraged, foraging) –verb (i) 5. to wander in search of… …
16forage — for|age1 [ˈfɔrıdʒ US ˈfa: , ˈfo: ] v 1.) to go around searching for food or other supplies forage for ▪ People are being forced to forage for food and fuel. ▪ In the summer, the goats forage freely (=in any place they want to go) . 2.) to search… …
17forage — I. n. 1. Food (for horses and cattle), fodder, provender. 2. Foraging, foraging expedition. II. v. n. 1. Wander in search of forage, take forage. 2. Ravage, feed on forage, subsist by foraging. III. v. a …
18forage — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from fuerre, foer fodder, straw, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder more at food Date: 14th century 1. food for animals especially when taken by browsing or… …
19forage — v. (D; intr.) to forage for (to forage for food) * * * [ fɒrɪdʒ] (D; intr.) to forage for (to forage for food) …
20forage — [[t]fɒ̱rɪʤ, AM fɔ͟ːr [/t]] forages, foraging, foraged 1) VERB If someone forages for something, they search for it in a busy way. [V for n] They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel. 2) VERB When animals forage, they search for food. We… …
