pasture meaning and definition

PASTURE noun

Definition of pasture (noun)

1. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
   • synonyms: grazing land, lea, ley, pastureland
2. bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
   • synonyms: eatage, forage, grass, pasturage

PASTURE verb

Definition of pasture (verb)

1. let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
   • synonyms: crop, graze
2. feed as in a meadow or pasture
   • "the herd was grazing"
   • synonyms: browse, crop, graze, range