foraging

[ fawr-i-jing, for- ]

/ ˈfɔr ɪ dʒɪŋ, ˈfɒr- /

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noun

the acquisition of food by hunting, fishing, or the gathering of plant matter.

adjective

characterized by or dependent upon the acquisition of food by such means; food-gathering: a foraging people.

Words nearby foraging

for., fora, forage, forage cap, forage mite, foraging, foraging ant, foraker, foram, foramen, foramen cecum medullae oblongatae

Definition for foraging (2 of 2)

forage

[ fawr-ij, for- ]

/ ˈfɔr ɪdʒ, ˈfɒr- /

noun

food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.

the seeking or obtaining of such food.

the act of searching for provisions of any kind.

a raid.

verb (used without object), for·aged, for·ag·ing.

to wander or go in search of provisions.

to search about; seek; rummage; hunt: He went foraging in the attic for old mementos.

to make a raid.

verb (used with object), for·aged, for·ag·ing.

to collect forage from; strip of supplies; plunder: to forage the countryside.

to supply with forage.

to obtain by foraging.

Origin of forage

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French fourrage, derivative of fuerre fodder (from Germanic)

OTHER WORDS FROM forage

for·ag·er, nounun·for·aged, adjective

synonym study for forage

1. See feed.

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Examples from the Web for foraging

Mountain sheep were everywhere, some sleeping by the road, some foraging, bells ringing from their necks as they moved.
Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Salt Point is also the setting of a cautionary tale about foraging that has spread like a fungus among the mycological community.
The Foraging Wars: Extreme Eating Hits California|Debra A. Klein|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Attempts to mimic the eating habits of our foraging relatives results from a confused understanding of our history.
Eat Like a Caveman? The Trouble With Paleo Living|Robert Herritt|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My wife comes home from a foraging mission and reports seeing homemade signs in the area that say, "Con Ed Sucks."
Lights Out in Westchester, New York|Malcolm Jones|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

But often Steinbeck was traveling across the western U.S., with no good fishing or foraging to be had.
Menu for a Moveable Feast: 10 Famous Authors and Their Favorite Foods & Recipes|Nicole Villeneuve|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This leads me to believe that this partly accounts for their foraging at night.
Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual|Various
Then the members of the foraging party remembered they had no authority from their officer in command to conduct such operations.
Battery E in France|Frederic R. Kilner
We also held the country to the south and west of the Ogeechee as foraging ground.
Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman.|W. Fletcher Johnson
This individual was observed at close range while swimming and foraging in North Creek, and there can be no doubt of its identity.
Additional Records and Extensions of Known Ranges of Mammals from Utah|Stephen D. Durrant
The officer in charge of the foraging party would ride up to the monastery with his escort.
To Lhassa at Last|Powell Millington

British Dictionary definitions for foraging

forage

/ (ˈfɒrɪdʒ) /

noun

food for horses or cattle, esp hay or straw

the act of searching for food or provisions

military a raid or incursion

verb

to search (the countryside or a town) for food, provisions, etc

(intr) military to carry out a raid

(tr) to obtain by searching about

(tr) to give food or other provisions to

(tr) to feed (cattle or horses) with such food

Derived forms of forage

forager, noun

Word Origin for forage

C14: from Old French fourrage, probably of Germanic origin; see food, fodder

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foraging

noun

adjective

Words related to foraging

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Definition for foraging (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used without object), for·aged, for·ag·ing.

verb (used with object), for·aged, for·ag·ing.

Origin of forage

OTHER WORDS FROM forage

synonym study for forage

Examples from the Web for foraging

British Dictionary definitions for foraging

noun

verb

Derived forms of forage

Word Origin for forage