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