force feed

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noun

lubrication under pressure, as from a pump, used especially in internal-combustion engines.

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Origin of force feed

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby force feed

force de frappe, forced march, forced perspective, force-draft, forced sale, force feed, force field, force-field analysis, forceful, force majeure, force-march

Other definitions for force feed (2 of 2)

force-feed

[ fawrs-feed, fohrs- ]

/ ˈfɔrsˈfid, ˈfoʊrs- /

verb (used with object), force-fed, force-feed·ing.

to compel to take food, especially by means of a tube inserted into the throat: They force-fed the prisoners in the hunger strike.

to compel to absorb or assimilate: The recruits were force-fed a military attitude.

Origin of force-feed

First recorded in 1905–10

How to use force feed in a sentence

This is done by applying a full force feed system, distributing oil under considerable pressure to all working parts.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag
An important step was the substitution of what is called the "force feed" for the gravity feed.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle
One o' these days I'll have to force-feed you if you won't pay no mind to your own nourishment!
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung|Victor Appleton
It is drilled for lightness and plugged for force feed lubrication.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag

No splash is used in the crank-case, the system being a full force feed.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag

British Dictionary definitions for force feed

force-feed

verb -feeds, -feeding or -fed (tr)

to force (a person or animal) to eat or swallow food

to force (someone) to receive opinions, propaganda, etc

noun force feed

a method of lubrication in which a pump forces oil into the bearings of an engine, etc

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