feed

feed
[[t]fid[/t]]
v. fed, feed•ing, n.
1) to give food to; supply with nourishment
2) to yield or serve as food for:
This land has fed ten generations[/ex]
3) to provide as food:
to feed breadcrumbs to pigeons[/ex]
4) to furnish for consumption
5) to satisfy; minister to; gratify
6) to supply, as for maintenance or operation:
to feed a printing press with paper[/ex]
7) to flow into or merge with so as to form or sustain:
streams that feed a river[/ex]
8) sbz inf
a) to provide lines, cues, or actions to (a performer)
b) sbz to supply (lines, cues, or actions) to a performer
9) rtv to distribute (a local radio or television broadcast) via satellite or network
10) ahb. (esp. of animals) to take food; eat
11) to be nourished or gratified; subsist:
to feed on fruit[/ex]
12) to flow, lead, or provide access:
The local roads feed into a state highway[/ex]
13) ahb. food, esp. for farm animals
14) an allowance, portion, or supply of such food
15) a meal, esp. a lavish one
16) the act of feeding
17) the act or process of feeding a furnace, machine, etc
18) the material, or the amount of it, so fed
19) a feeding mechanism
20) rtv a local radio or television broadcast distributed by satellite or network to a much wider audience, esp. nationwide or international
Etymology: bef. 950; ME feden, OE fēdan See food feed′a•ble, adj. syn: feed, fodder, forage, provender mean food for animals. feed is the general word; however, it most often applies to grain: chicken feed. fodder is applied to coarse feed that is fed to livestock: Cornstalks are good fodder. forage is feed that an animal obtains (usu. grass, leaves, etc.) by grazing or searching about for it: Lost cattle can usually live on forage. provender denotes dry feed for livestock, such as hay, oats, or corn: a supply of provender in the haymow.

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  • feed — Feed, n. 1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. A grazing or pasture ground. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An allowance of provender given to a horse,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Feed — Feed, v. i. 1. To take food; to eat. [1913 Webster] Her kid . . . which I afterwards killed because it would not feed. De Foe. [1913 Webster] 2. To subject by eating; to satisfy the appetite; to feed one s self (upon something); to prey; with on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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