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What does "grazed" mean? and what are the similar expressions of "graze"?

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Rebecca

In this context, to "graze" something means to lightly injure or scratch the surface of the skin on a part of the body, and this may be accompanied by no or little bleeding. The speaker has used this word to show that she lightly injured her knee, requiring a plaster (bandage) to protect it. Synonyms for this word include "scratch," "scrape," and "injured" (although injury can refer to any severity of injury, including serious ones). Ex: I grazed my arm on the tree, so I had to disinfect it. Ex: Don't worry, it's not serious. I just scraped my arm accidentally.

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