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  1. 1
    to look for information on a computer, especially on the Internet

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of browse

    To use the internet: blog, bookmark, browse, chat, defollow, defriend, dial up, download, facebook, flame... more
    1. a.
      to look at a website on the Internet

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of browse

      To use the internet: blog, bookmark, browse, chat, defollow, defriend, dial up, download, facebook, flame... more
  3. 3
    if animals browse, they feed on plants, especially the leaves on trees

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of browse

    To eat - of animals: feed on, feed, hunt, root, feed off, graze, prey on, ruminate, browse... more

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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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