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UK
/fˈiːd/
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[ US /ˈfid/ ]
[ US /ˈfid/ ]
VERB
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provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants -
introduce continuously
feed carrots into a food processor -
profit from in an exploitatory manner
He feeds on her insecurity -
give food to
don't give the child this tough meat
Feed the starving children in India -
move along, of liquids
the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Water flowed into the cave -
provide as food
Feed the guests the nuts -
feed into; supply
Her success feeds her vanity -
take in food; used of animals only
What do whales eat?
This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat -
serve as food for; be the food for
This dish feeds six -
gratify
feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view -
support or promote
His admiration fed her vanity
NOUN
- food for domestic livestock
How To Use feed In A Sentence
- A couple of weeks ago, while glassing four female Meneliks bushbuck two hundred yards away feeding in a tiny clearing during a pouring rain, a nice male stepped into view. Very Little Drops Dead
- Lamaze classes aid in preparation; hypnosis, acupuncture, and biofeedback are also used.
- Moray eels, nudibranchs, stingrays, shellfish, sea urchins and sea stars were out and about, while the polyps of black corals and other gorgonians were feeding.
- They also feed visually by capturing prey from the surface of mud or water, by plunging their heads into water, and by snatching insects from the air.
- This species is also closely associated with colonies of various seabirds and marine mammals; it feeds among birds and seals and has been considered a commensal of those colonial animals.
- The fuel tanks are self-sealing, with a fuel crossfeed system that provides continuity of supply if one of the fuel circuits fails.
- Bull calves from dairy herds are usually castrated, becoming steers, and sent to feedlots, where they are fattened for slaughter, usually before the age of 2.
- If you have bought modern 'remontant' varieties that flower again, give them a good feed now to encourage them. Times, Sunday Times
- In her new role she will help to develop the midwives' public health role, with increased support for breastfeeding and encouraging mothers-to-be to stop smoking.
- The business of the dairy, like the feeding of hogs and poultry, is originally carried on as a save-all. XI. Book I. Of the Rent of Land
