feed

feed
I UK [fiːd] / US [fɪd] verb
Word forms "feed":
present tense I/you/we/they feed he/she/it feeds present participle feeding past tense fed UK [fed] / US past participle fed
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1) [transitive] to give food to a person or an animal

We've been feeding the ducks on the river.

feed someone/something on something:

The dogs were fed on raw meat.

feed something to someone/something:

The leftover food is fed to the pigs.

properly fed:

All the children will be properly fed and cared for.

a) [transitive] to provide people with food so that they can live

The money he brings home isn't enough to feed a family of five.

More food supplies are needed to feed the starving population.

b) [intransitive/transitive] if a baby feeds, or if you feed it, the baby drinks milk

Young babies need to feed every three to four hours.

She sat down to feed the baby.

c) [intransitive] if an animal feeds, it looks for food and eats it

The birds return here to feed at dusk.

d) [transitive] to put a substance onto a plant or into the soil to make a plant grow well

The plants should be fed and watered regularly.

feed something with something:

Feed tomato plants with a general fertilizer once a week.

2) [transitive] to provide a supply of something for a person or a machine
feed someone with something:

He's been feeding the police with information about terrorist activities.

feed something into something:

Information is fed into the computer and stored in a database.

feed something to someone/something:

the main arteries that feed blood to the brain

3) [transitive] to push something into a machine, especially slowly and gently
feed something into something:

She saw him feeding documents into the shredder.

feed something through (something):

Feed the fabric gently through the machine.

feed something with something:

I fed the parking meter with my remaining change.

4) [transitive] to make a feeling stronger

The newspapers are feeding public anxiety about contaminated food.

5) [transitive] to provide what is necessary
feed a habit:

Many young drug users turn to crime to feed their habit.

feed an addiction:

Her son was using his dinner money to feed his gambling addiction.

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II UK [fiːd] / US [fɪd] noun
Word forms "feed":
singular feed plural feeds
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1) [countable] British an occasion on which you give milk to a baby
have a feed:

She had her last feed at two o'clock.

give someone a feed:

I'll give him another feed just before we leave.

2) [countable/uncountable] food given to animals

Hay is used as winter feed for the cows.

3) [uncountable] a chemical substance used for making plants grow well
4) [countable] the part of a machine through which you put things into the machine
5) [singular] informal old-fashioned a meal

He looks as though he could do with a good feed.


English dictionary. 2014.

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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

  • 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

  • Feed — may refer to:* As a verb, to feed means to give food to, or to eat food. See feeding. * Feed as a noun often refers to animal feed, food given to or meant for livestock (see also fodder )Inserting one thing into another: * Card feed * Paper… …   Wikipedia

  • Feed — (f[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fed} (f[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Feeding}.] [AS. f[=e]dan, fr. f[=o]da food; akin to OS. f[=o]dian, OFries. f[=e]da, f[=o]da, D. voeden, OHG. fuottan, Icel. f[ae][eth]a, Sw. f[ o]da, Dan. f[ o]de. [root]75. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • feed — vb Feed, nourish, pasture, graze are comparable when they mean to provide the food that one needs or desires. Feed is the comprehensive term applicable not only to persons and animals but also to plants and, by extension, to whatever consumes… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • feed — [fēd] vt. fed, feeding [ME feden < OE fedan < base of foda, FOOD] 1. to give food to; provide food for 2. a) to provide as food [to feed oats to horses] b) to serve as food for …   English World dictionary

  • 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

  • Feed — (englisch feed „Einspeisung“, „Zufuhr“) oder Newsfeed wird im Deutschen als jargon sprachliche Bezeichnung verwendet für elektronische Nachrichten aus dem Internet, die kostenlos abonniert und automatisch in einen Feedreader oder auch in den …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • feed up — ˌfeed ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they feed up he/she/it feeds up present participle feeding up past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • feed — fēd vb, fed fed; feed·ing vt 1 a) to give food to b) to give as food 2) to produce or provide food for vi to consume food: EAT feed n …   Medical dictionary

  • Feed — [fi:d], der; s, s [engl. feed, eigtl. = Versorgung, Einspeisung] (Jargon): elektronische Nachricht aus dem Internet, die kostenlos abonniert u. in ein E Mail Programm o. Ä. eingespeist werden kann …   Universal-Lexikon

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