Definition of "forage" in Englisch

noun

1. Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.

2. An act or instance of foraging.

3. (obsolete) The demand for fodder etc by an army from the local population.

verb

1. To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses.

2. To rampage through, gathering and destroying as one goes.

3. To rummage.

4. Of an animal: to seek out and eat food.