overgraze

o·ver·graze

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-greyz, oh-ver-greyz]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈgreɪz, ˈoʊ vərˌgreɪz/
- /ˌəʊvəˈgreɪz /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-greyz, oh-ver-greyz]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈgreɪz, ˈoʊ vərˌgreɪz/

Definitions of overgraze word

verb with object overgraze to graze (land) to excess. 1
transitive verb overgraze let livestock overeat: pasture 1
verb overgraze to graze (land) beyond its capacity to sustain stock 0
verb transitive overgraze to allow livestock to graze to excess in (pasture, field, etc.) with results detrimental to the land 0

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Parts of speech for Overgraze

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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overgraze popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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