graze vs brush

graze and brush both are nouns.

graze and brush both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
graze	Yes	No	Yes	No
brush	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, brush is a hypernym of graze; that is, brush is a word with a broader meaning than graze:

graze: scrape gently
brush: touch lightly and briefly

graze (noun)	brush (noun)
the act of grazing	a minor short-term fight
a superficial abrasion	the act of brushing your hair
	the act of brushing your teeth
	contact with something dangerous or undesirable
	a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
	an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
	conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
	momentary contact
	a dense growth of bushes

graze (verb)	brush (verb)
eat lightly, try different dishes	remove with or as if with a brush
scrape gently	touch lightly and briefly
feed as in a meadow or pasture	rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
break the skin (of a body part) by scraping	clean with a brush
let feed in a field or pasture or meadow	cover by brushing
	sweep across or over

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