browse

noun

(countable) The act of browsing through something.

(countable) That which one browses through; something to read.

(uncountable) Young shoots and twigs.

(uncountable) Fodder for cattle and other animals.

(Cornwall, fishing, uncountable) Bruised fish used as bait.

verb

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display.

(transitive, computing) To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.

(intransitive, of an animal) To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.

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

Synonyms for browse

perusev shopn grazev scann

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