browse

Noun
  1. Vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat (synset 108454309)
    "a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day"
    is a type of: botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period
  2. Reading superficially or at random (synset 106611001)
    is a type of: reading - the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
    same as: browsing
  3. The act of feeding by continual nibbling (synset 100840684)
    is a type of: eating, feeding - the act of consuming food
    same as: browsing
Verb
  1. Shop around;
    Not necessarily buying (synset 202331351)
    "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    is a type of: look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
    subtypes:
    same as: shop
    verb group: browse, surf - look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
  2. Feed as in a meadow or pasture (synset 201578996)
    "the herd was grazing"
    is a type of: eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only
    same as: crop, graze, pasture, range
    verb group:
  3. Look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular (synset 201317993)
    "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"
    is a type of: look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
    same as: surf
    verb group: browse, shop - shop around; not necessarily buying
  4. Eat lightly, try different dishes (synset 201177039)
    "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
    is a type of: nosh, snack - eat a snack; eat lightly
    same as: graze

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