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feed in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. move along, of liquids
    "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
    run  flow  feed  course 
  2. take in food; used of animals only
    "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
    feed  eat 
  3. gratify
    "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
    feed  feast 
  4. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
    "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
    fertilize  fertilise  feed 
  5. introduce continuously
    "feed carrots into a food processor"
    feed  feed in 
  6. give food to
    "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
    feed  give 
  7. serve as food for; be the food for
    "This dish feeds six"
    feed 
  8. feed into; supply
    "Her success feeds her vanity"
    feed 
  9. provide as food
    "Feed the guests the nuts"
    feed 
  10. profit from in an exploitatory manner
    "He feeds on her insecurity"
    prey  feed 
  11. support or promote
    "His admiration fed her vanity"
    feed 
noun
  1. food for domestic livestock
    feed  provender 
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