forage vs pasture

forage and pasture both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forage	Yes	No	Yes	No
pasture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, forage and pasture are synonyms defined as:

forage and pasture: bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

Other synonyms of forage include eatage, grass, pasturage.

forage (noun)	pasture (noun)
the act of searching for food and provisions	bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle	a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

forage (verb)	pasture (verb)
wander and feed	feed as in a meadow or pasture
collect or look around for (food)	let feed in a field or pasture or meadow