browse

/braʊz/ verb

Definition

INTERNET [I, T] › to look at information on the Internet: to browse the Internet/Web

READ [I] › to read a book, magazine, etc in a relaxed way and not in detail: She browsed through some travel brochures looking for ideas.

SHOP [I] › to walk around a shop and look at things without buying anything: I love browsing around bookshops.

(Definition of browse verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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