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for·age (fôŕĭj, fŏŕ-)

[Middle English, from Old French fourrage, from forrer, to forage, from feurre, fodder, of Germanic origin.]

noun 

  1. Food for domestic animals; fodder.
  2. The act of looking or searching for food or provisions.

verb: -aged, -ag·ing, -ag·es. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To wander in search of food or provisions.
  2. To make a raid, as for food: soldiers foraging near an abandoned farm.
  3. To conduct a search; rummage.

transitive verb 

  1. To collect forage from; strip of food or supplies: troops who were foraging the countryside.
  2. Informal To obtain by foraging: foraged a snack from the refrigerator.

derivatives

foŕag·er
noun