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feed1 /fed/ feedfeedingfedfedfeeds1 /fed/ Etymology: [OE fedan to feed] transitive verb (feed'ing; fed) to give, supply, or administer food toto give as food (with to)to nourishto fatten with nourishing food (with up)to provide with necessary materialto fosterto give as food or as material to be used progressivelyto furnish (an actor) with cues or opportunities of achieving an effectin various sports, to pass the ball to feedfeedingfedfedfeeds1 /fed/ Etymology: [OE fedan to feed] intransitive verb to take foodto nourish oneself by eating (with on or off)to derive strength or sustenance from (with on or off) feedfeeds1 /fed/ Etymology: [OE fedan to feed] noun an amount or allowance of food given eg to babies or to cattlefood for livestock feedingpasturea plentiful meal (informal)material supplied progressively for any operationthe means, channel, motion or rate of such supplyW a means of transmitting data over the Internet to several users simultaneously (computing)rate of progress of a toolan actor who feeds another, a stoogeEtymology: [OE fedan to feed] Derivatives: feed'able feedable adjectivefeed'er feeder feedersnoun a person who consumes food (esp in a specified way, eg a big feeder) or provides or administers it to anotheran actor who feeds anothersomething which supplies (water, electricity, ore, paper, etc)any channel of supply to a main systema transport route linking outlying areas to the trunk linea tributaryan overhead or underground cable, of large current-carrying capacity, used to transmit electric power between generating stations, substations and feeding pointsa container for food for small animals, birds, etca feeding bottlea biba primary school from which a secondary school receives regular intakes of pupilsa person who fattens cattlea shepherd (obsolete)a dependant, a servant (archaic)feeder adjective secondary, subsidiary, tributaryfeed'ing feeding feedingsnoun the act of eating or supplying with foodthat which is eatenpasturethe placing of the sheets of paper in position for a printing or ruling machineCompounds: feed'back feedback feedbacksnoun return of part of the output of a system to the input as a means towards improved quality or self-correction of error (negative feedback) or, when in phase with the input signal, resulting in oscillation and instability (positive feedback)used also in speaking of biological, etc self-adjusting systemsresponse or reaction providing useful information or guidelines for further action or development(in a public address system, etc) the unintentional returning of some of the sound output back to the microphone, producing a whistle or howlfeed'-head feed-head feed-headsnoun a cistern that supplies water to a boilerfeed'-heater feed-heater feed-heatersnoun an apparatus for heating water for a boilerfeeding bottle feeding bottle feeding bottlesnoun a bottle for supplying liquid food to an infantfeeding frenzy feeding frenzy feeding frenziesnoun a competitive and violent attack on the same prey by a number of predatorsa period of violently excited competitive activity (informal)feeding point feeding point feeding pointsnoun (electricity) the junction point between a feeder and distribution systemfeed'-line feed-line feed-linesnoun a line fed to an actora cuefeed'lot feedlot feedlotsnoun a unit in which cattle are kept indoors and made to put on weight rapidly by means of processed and blended feed supplied to them automaticallyfeed'-pipe feed-pipe feed-pipesnoun a pipe for supplying liquid, such as water to a boiler or cisternfeed'-pump feed-pump feed-pumpsnoun a force pump for supplying a boiler with waterfeed'stock feedstock feedstocksnoun raw material used in an industrial processfeed'stuff feedstuff feedstuffsnoun any type of food for animals, esp cattle, pigs, sheep, etcfeed'through feedthrough noun an electrical conductor connecting two sides of a circuit board, etcthe onward passage of one thing through anotherfeed'-water feed-water noun water supplied to a boiler, etcPhrases: fed to the (back) teeth fed to the (back) teeth (informal) fed upfed up fed up (informal) jadeddisgruntledbored(with with) tired of, annoyed bysated (obsolete)feed one's face feed one's face (slang) to eat heartilyoff one's feed off one's feed without appetite, disinclined to eat
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