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Feed

fiːd

Feed definitions
verb
fed feed feeding feeds
  1. give food to

    "did you remember to feed the cat?"

    give food to provide food for provide for cater for prepare food for cook for make a meal for wine and dine
    • (especially of an animal or baby) take food; eat something

      "the baby will feed according to her needs"

    • provide an adequate supply of food for

      "the island's simple agriculture could hardly feed its inhabitants"

    • give fertilizer to (a plant)

      "feed the lawn in spring and autumn"

    • put fuel on (a fire)
    • encourage the growth of

      "I could feed my melancholy by reading Romantic poetry"

    • satisfy (a drug habit)

      "users who commit crime to feed their habit"

  2. supply with material or power

    "a radial circuit fed by a 20 amp fuse"

    • put into a machine

      "the programs are fed into the computer"

    • insert further coins into (a meter) to extend the time for which it operates
    • supply (someone) with (information, ideas, etc.)

      "I think he is feeding his old employer commercial secrets"

    • prompt (an actor) with (a line)

      "you were still in the wings feeding Micky his lines"

    • (in ball games) pass (the ball) to a player
  3. cause to pass gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space

    "make holes through which to feed the cables"

    • influence or contribute to

      "has your art history background fed into the artwork you produce?"

    • (of a new factor or development) begin to be effective or influential; have an impact on someone or something

      "it could take time for higher earnings and dividends to feed through to investors"