n. Food of any kind for horses and cattle, as grass, pasture, hay, oats, etc.: also used humorously of human food.n. The act of providing forage; the act of searching for provisions of any kind: as, the troop subsisted by forage.n. Synonyms Fodder, etc. See feed, n.To procure food for horses or cattle by a roving search from place to place; specifically (military), to collect supplies for horses, and also for men or stock, from an enemy by force, or from friends by impressment; in general, to procure provisions or goods of any kind in a predatory manner.To ravage; feed on spoil.To wander far; rove; range.To strip of provisions, as for horses, troops, etc.To supply with forage or fodder: as, to forage horses.To ransack; overrun, as when searching for forage.To procure by forage.