- feed
- feed [fēd]vt.fed, feeding [ME feden < OE fedan < base of foda, FOOD]1. to give food to; provide food for2.a) to provide as food [to feed oats to horses]b) to serve as food for3. to provide something necessary for the growth, development, or existence of; nourish; sustain [to feed one's anger]4. to provide (material to be used up, processed, etc.) [to feed coal into a stove]5. to provide with material [feed the stove]6. to provide satisfaction for; gratify [to feed one's vanity]7. Sports to pass (the ball, puck, etc.) to (a teammate intending to make a shot, try for a goal, etc.)8. Theater to supply (an actor) with (cue lines)vi.1. to eat: said chiefly of animals2. to flow steadily, as into a machine for use, processing, etc.n.1.a) food given to animals; fodderb) the amount of fodder given at one time2.a) the material fed into a machineb) the part of the machine supplying this materialc) the supplying of this material3. Informal a meal4. Radio, TVRadio TV a transmission by satellite, land lines, etc., as that sent by a network to individual stations for broadcast——————feed on or feed upon1. to take as food; eat: said chiefly of animals2. to get satisfaction, support, etc. from——————off one's feedSlang without appetite for food; somewhat sick
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.