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   feed

   /fiːd/

   verb

   • 1. give food to: "did you remember to feed the cat?" Similar give food toprovide food forprovide forcater forprepare food forcook formake a meal forwine and dinenourishsustainsucklebreastfeedbottle-feeddated:victual
   • ▪ (especially of an animal or baby) take food; eat something: "the baby will feed according to her needs" Similar eattake nourishmentpartake of foodconsume fooddevour foodhave a mealinformal:snackgrazenoshdated:supgrazebrowsecroppastureruminateeat
   • ▪ provide an adequate supply of food for: "the island's simple agriculture could hardly feed its inhabitants"
   • ▪ give fertilizer to (a plant): "feed the lawn in spring and autumn"
   • ▪ put fuel on (a fire).
   • ▪ encourage the growth of: "I could feed my melancholy by reading Romantic poetry" Similar strengthenfortifysupportbolsterreinforceboostaugmentsupplementadd toadd fuel tofuelencouragegratifyminister toOpposite undermine
   • ▪ satisfy (a drug habit): informal "users who commit crime to feed their habit"
   • 2. supply with material or power: "a radial circuit fed by a 20 amp fuse"
   • ▪ put into a machine: "the programs are fed into the computer"
   • ▪ insert further coins into (a meter) to extend the time for which it operates.
   • ▪ supply (someone) with (information, ideas, etc.): "I think he is feeding his old employer commercial secrets" Similar supplyprovidegivedeliverpresentfurnishissueimpartsell
   • ▪ prompt (an actor) with (a line): "you were still in the wings feeding Micky his lines"
   • ▪ (in ball games) pass (the ball) to a player.
   • 3. cause to pass gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space: "make holes through which to feed the cables"
   • ▪ influence or contribute to: "has your art history background fed into the artwork you produce?"
   • ▪ (of a new factor or development) begin to be effective or influential; have an impact on someone or something: "it could take time for higher earnings and dividends to feed through to investors"

   noun

   • 1. an act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one: "the baby's morning feed"
   • ▪ a meal: informal "I gave him a big feed of rashers and eggs and mashed potatoes" Similar meallunchdinnersupperrepastfeastbanquetteainformal:spreadblowoutbingenoshnosh-upscofftuck-informal:refectioncollation
   • ▪ food for domestic animals: "the crops are grown for animal feed" Similar fodderfoodfoodstuffforagepasturageherbagesilageformal:comestiblesprovender
   • 2. a device or pipe for supplying material to a machine: "a paper feed"
   • ▪ the supply of raw material to a machine or device: "a feed pipe"
   • ▪ a broadcast distributed by a satellite or network from a central source to a large number of radio or television stations: "a satellite feed from Washington"
   • ▪ a facility for notifying the user of a blog or other frequently updated website that new content has been added: "most blogs and news sites offer RSS feeds of their latest content"
   • 3. a line or prompt given to an actor on stage.
   • ▪ an actor who gives a feed to a fellow performer.

   Word Origin Old Englishfēdan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voeden and food.

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   4 days ago · /wɛl fɛd/ IPA guide. Definitions of well-fed. adjective. properly nourished. synonyms: well-nourished. nourished. being provided with adequate nourishment. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Well-fed." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/well-fed. Accessed 02 Jul. 2024. Copy citation.

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