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   Feed

   /fēd/

   

   verb

   • 1. give food to: "the raiders fed the guard dog to keep it quiet" 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: "morays emerge at night to feed" 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"
   • ▪ supply a machine with material, power, or other things necessary for its operation: "the programs are fed into the computer"
   • ▪ supply water to (a body of water): "the pond is fed by a small stream"
   • ▪ 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: "he took the ball and fed Salley"
   • ▪ distribute (a broadcast) to local television or radio stations via satellite or network: US "programs that the national networks feed to local stations"
   • 2. cause to move 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: "I've just given the horse her feed"
   • ▪ a meal: informal "how 'bout I fix up a nice hot feed?" Similar meallunchdinnersupperrepastfeastbanquetteainformal:spreadblowoutbingenoshnosh-upscofftuck-informal:refectioncollation
   • ▪ food for domestic animals: "the crops are grown for animal feed" Similar fodderfoodfoodstuffforagepasturageherbagesilageformal:comestiblesprovender
   • 2. a device or conduit for supplying material to a machine: "the plotter has a continuous 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 provides a feed to a fellow performer.

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

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   What does feeding a cow mean?

   • cows feeding in a meadow; to feed well. to feed on grass; to feed on thoughts of revenge. food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens. an allowance, portion, or supply of such food. Informal. a meal, especially a lavish one. the act of feeding. the material, or the amount of it, so fed or supplied. a feeding mechanism.

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   What does feed a child mean?

   • , fed, feed·ing. to feed a child. This land has fed 10 generations. to provide as food. to furnish for consumption. Poetry feeds the imagination. to feed paper into a photocopier. to feed a printing press with paper. to use (land) as pasture.

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   What does it mean to feed a cat?

   • 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. Animals are sometimes said "to feed ," or to consume or eat, and you can also use the word to mean "food for an animal," or "to supply or promote."

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   Definitions of feed. verb. provide as food. “ Feed the guests the nuts” see more. verb. give food to. “ Feed the starving children in India” synonyms: give. see more. verb. take in food; used of animals only. synonyms: eat. eat. take in solid food. see more. verb. serve as food for; be the food for. “This dish feeds six” see more. verb.