"forages" in the noun sense
1. eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
2. foraging, forage
the act of searching for food and provisions
"forages" in the verb sense
1. scrounge, forage
collect or look around for (food)
2. forage
wander and feed
"The animals forage in the woods"
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