"browse" in the noun sense
1. browse
vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
"a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day"
2. browse, browsing
reading superficially or at random
3. browse, browsing
the act of feeding by continual nibbling
"browse" in the verb sense
1. shop, browse
shop around not necessarily buying
"I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
2. crop, browse, graze, range, pasture
feed as in a meadow or pasture
"the herd was grazing"
3. browse, surf
look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
"browse a computer directory"
"surf the internet or the world wide web"
4. browse, graze
eat lightly, try different dishes
"There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
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