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verb (used with object), fed, feed·ing.
verb (used without object), fed, feed·ing.
(especially of animals) to take food; eat: cows feeding in a meadow; to feed well.
to be nourished or gratified; subsist: to feed on grass; to feed on thoughts of revenge.
noun
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Idioms about feed
- reluctant to eat; without appetite.
- dejected; sad.
- not well; ill.
chain feed, to pass (work) successively into a machine in such a manner that each new piece is held in place by or connected to the one before.
off one's feed, Slang.
Origin of feed
First recorded before 950; Middle English feden, Old English fēdan; cognate with Gothic fōdjan, Old Saxon fōdian. See food
synonym study for feed
13. Feed, fodder, forage, provender mean food for animals. Feed is the general word: pig feed; chicken feed. Fodder is especially applied to dry or green feed, as opposed to pasturage, fed to horses, cattle, etc.: fodder for winter feeding; Cornstalks are good fodder. Forage is food that an animal obtains (usually grass, leaves, etc.) by searching about for it: Lost cattle can usually live on forage. Provender denotes dry feed, such as hay, oats, or corn: a supply of provender in the haymow and corn cribs.
OTHER WORDS FROM feed
feed·a·ble, adjectiveoutfeed, verb (used with object), out·fed, out·feed·ing.re·feed, verb, re·fed, re·feed·ing.un·feed·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby feed
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British Dictionary definitions for feed
feed
/ (fiːd) /
verb feeds, feeding or fed (fɛd) (mainly tr)
noun
Derived forms of feed
feedable, adjectiveWord Origin for feed
Old English fēdan; related to Old Norse fœtha to feed, Old High German fuotan, Gothic fōthjan; see food, fodder
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