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- Dictionarypasture/ˈpɑːstʃə/
noun
- 1. land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep: "areas of rich meadow pasture"
- 2. used to refer to a person's situation in life: "she left the office for pastures new"
verb
- 1. put (animals) to graze in a pasture: "they pastured their cows in the water meadow"
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PASTURE definition: 1. grass or similar plants suitable for animals such as cows and sheep to eat, or an area of land…. Learn more.
noun [ C or U ] us / ˈpæs.tʃɚ / uk / ˈpɑːs.tʃə r/ Add to word list. grass or similar plants suitable for animals such as cows and sheep to eat, or an area of land covered in this: The sheep were grazing on the lush green pastures. Some fields are planted with crops for several years, and then returned to pasture for the cattle.
Definition of 'pasture' pasture. (pɑːstʃəʳ , pæs- ) Word forms: pastures. 1. variable noun. Pasture is land with grass growing on it for farm animals to eat. The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture. ...mountain pastures. Synonyms: grassland, grass, meadow, grazing More Synonyms of pasture. 2. See pastures new. 3. See put sth out to pasture. 4.
noun. pas· ture ˈpas-chər. Synonyms of pasture. 1. : plants (such as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals. 2. : land or a plot of land used for grazing. 3. : the feeding of livestock : grazing. pasture. 2 of 2. verb. pastured; pasturing. intransitive verb. : graze, browse. transitive verb. 1.
PASTURE definition: an area of land with grass where animals can feed. Learn more.
Pasture is both a noun and a verb associated with grazing animals. As a noun, a pasture is a field where animals such as horses and cattle can graze, or feed. Pasture can also refer to the grasses or other plants that grow in a pasture. As a verb, pasture means "to graze" or "to release animals into a pasture for grazing."
noun. land covered with grass or herbage and grazed by or suitable for grazing by livestock. a specific tract of such land. the grass or herbage growing on it.
noun. /ˈpɑːstʃə (r)/ /ˈpæstʃər/ [uncountable, countable] land covered with grass that is suitable for feeding animals on. an area of permanent/rough/rich pasture. high mountain pastures. The cattle were put out to pasture. We drove through mile after mile of land cleared for pasture. By the time we got the cows back into the pasture, it was dark.
A complete guide to the word "PASTURE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Define pasture. pasture synonyms, pasture pronunciation, pasture translation, English dictionary definition of pasture. n. 1. a. A tract of land that supports grass or other vegetation eaten by domestic grazing animals. b. Such vegetation, especially that eaten by domestic...
