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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.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFEED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FEED definition: 1. to give food to a person, group, or animal: 2. If a baby or animal feeds, it eats or drinks…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › feedFeed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : to give food to. b. : to give as food. 2. a. : to furnish something essential to the development, sustenance, maintenance, or operation of. reading feeds the mind. b. : to supply (material to be operated on) to a machine. c (1) : to insert and deposit (something) repeatedly or continuously. feed quarters into a parking meter. (2)

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFEED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   feed, fodder, forage, provender mean food for animals. feed is the general word: pig feed; chicken feed. fodder is esp. applied to dry or green feed, as opposed to pasturage, fed to horses, cattle, etc.: fodder for winter feeding; Cornstalks are good fodder. forage is food that an animal obtains (usually grass, leaves, etc.) by searching about ...

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › feedFeed - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   To feed someone is to give them something to eat. Part of your daily morning routine might be remembering to feed your cat. When you feed a dog, you put food in his bowl, and when you feed your extended family, you might cook them a Thanksgiving feast.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFEED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FEED meaning: 1. to give food to a person, group, or animal: 2. If a baby or animal feeds, it eats or drinks…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of feed – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FEED definition: 1. to give food to a person, group, or animal: 2. If an animal or a baby feeds, it eats: 3. to…. Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › feedFeed - definition of feed by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To give food to; supply with nourishment: feed the children. b. To provide as food or nourishment: fed fish to the cat. 2. a. To serve as food for: The turkey is large enough to feed a dozen. b. To produce food for: The valley feeds an entire county. 3. a.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › feedFeed Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   FEED meaning: 1 : to give food to (someone or something); 2 : to give (something) as food to someone or something sometimes used figuratively

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › feed_nfeed, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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    What does the noun feed mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun feed . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › feedFeed Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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    Verb. Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. fed, feeding, feeds. To give food to; provide food for. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To provide as food. To feed oats to horses. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To serve as food for. A can of soup feeds two people. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To produce food for.