1. (n.) The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.

2. (n.) To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees, shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some other animals.

3. (n.) To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.

4. (v. i.) To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.

5. (v. i.) To pasture; to feed; to nibble.