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feed

(f/i/d )

food for domestic livestock(noun.food)

Synonym:
provender

source: wordnet30
That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep.(noun)

source: webster1913

provide as food(verb.consumption)

Example:
Feed the guests the nuts.

source: wordnet30
give food to(verb.consumption)

Example:
Feed the starving children in India.

Synonym:
give
Antonym:
famish, starve

source: wordnet30
feed into; supply(verb.consumption)

Example:
Her success feeds her vanity.

source: wordnet30
introduce continuously(verb.change)

Example:
Feed carrots into a food processor.

Synonym:
feed in

source: wordnet30
support or promote(verb.social)

source: wordnet30
take in food; used of animals only(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
eat

source: wordnet30
serve as food for; be the food for(verb.consumption)

Example:
This dish feeds six.

source: wordnet30
move along, of liquids(verb.motion)

Example:
The Missouri feeds into the Mississippi.

Synonym:
course, flow, run

source: wordnet30
profit from in an exploitatory manner(verb.consumption)

Example:
He feeds on her insecurity.

Synonym:
prey

source: wordnet30
gratify(verb.consumption)

Example:
Feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view.

Synonym:
feast

source: wordnet30
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to(verb.change)

Synonym:
fertilise, fertilize

source: wordnet30
To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy the physical huger of.(verb)

source: webster1913
To take food; to eat.(verb)

source: webster1913

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