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v., fed (fĕd), feed·ing, feeds.

v.tr.
    1. To give food to; supply with nourishment: feed the children.
    2. To provide as food or nourishment: fed fish to the cat.
    1. To serve as food for: The turkey is large enough to feed a dozen.
    2. To produce food for: The valley feeds an entire county.
    1. To provide for consumption, utilization, or operation: feed logs to a fire; feed data into a computer.
    2. To supply with something essential for growth, maintenance, or operation: Melting snow feeds the reservoirs.
    3. To distribute (a local radio or television broadcast) to a larger audience or group of receivers by way of a network or satellite.
    1. To minister to; gratify: fed their appetite for the morbid.
    2. To support or promote; encourage: His unexplained absences fed our suspicions.
  1. To supply as a cue: feed lines to an actor.
  2. Sports. To pass a ball or puck to (a teammate), especially to set up a scoring chance.
v.intr.
  1. To eat: pigs feeding at a trough.
  2. To be nourished or supported: an ego that feeds on flattery.
    1. To move steadily, as into a machine for processing.
    2. To be channeled; flow: This road feeds into the freeway.
n.
    1. Food for animals or birds.
    2. The amount of such food given at one time.
  1. Informal. A meal, especially a large one.
  2. The act of eating.
    1. Material or an amount of material supplied, as to a machine or furnace.
    2. The act of supplying such material.
    1. An apparatus that supplies material to a machine.
    2. The aperture through which such material enters a machine.
    1. The transmission or conveyance of a local radio or television program, as by satellite, on the Internet, or by broadcast over a network of stations.
    2. A program or signal so transmitted or conveyed.
  3. Sports. A pass of a ball or puck, especially to set up a scoring chance.
idiom:

off (one's) feed

  1. Suffering a lack of appetite; sick: The dog is off its feed this week.

[Middle English feden, from Old English fēdan.]


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Foodstuff grown or developed for livestock and poultry to maintain the health of the animals and to increase the quality of such end products as meat, milk, or eggs. Modern feeds are derived from crops grown specifically for research or from by-products of surplus crops or foods produced for human consumption. Feeds are categorized as either concentrates (high in digestibility of nutrients but low in fibre content) or roughages (high in fibre and comparatively low in digestive nutrients). Most diets consist of a combination of feeds.

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verb

  1. To sustain (a living organism) with food: nourish. See ingestion.
  2. To maintain existence in a certain way: live1, subsist. See ingestion.
  3. To help bring about: encourage, foster, promote. See help/harm/harmless.

noun

    A large meal elaborately prepared or served: banquet, feast, junket. Informal spread. See ingestion.

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Definition: give nourishment; augment
Antonyms: starve


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Give food to.

pronunciation Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed also the soul. — Muhammad, (570-632), Arabian, founder of Islam, author of Koran.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fodre, tilfredsstille, støtte
v. intr. - indtage føde, græsse, spise
n. - foder, fremføring, tilspænding, skyder

idioms:

  • fed up    være led og ked af
  • feed lot    firma der opfeder dyr til salg
  • feed on    leve af, æde
  • feed up    opfodre
  • feeding bottle    sutteflaske
  • feeding ground    fodringsplads, sted hvor der findes næring

Nederlands (Dutch)
voeren, voeden, eten, verzadigen, steunen, verschaffen, door bepaalde kanalen leiden, verzenden, aanvoeren, voeding, maaltijd, toegevoerd materiaal, voeder, toevoerlijn

Français (French)
v. tr. - nourrir, donner à manger, donner le sein, donner le biberon, donner la becquée à, introduire qch dans, (Comput) faire avancer une feuille, fournir (informations), (Théât) donner la réplique, (Sport) faire passer (le ballon)
v. intr. - se nourrir, être alimenté par, s'introduire dans, paître, brouter
n. - ration de nourriture, bouffe, biberon, tétée

idioms:

  • fed up    en avoir marre de, être saturé
  • feed back    envoyer (des informations)
  • feed lot    exploitation agricole (pour l'engraissement des animaux)
  • feed on    se nourrir de
  • feed up    engraisser (les animaux)
  • feeding bottle    biberon
  • feeding ground    pâturage

Deutsch (German)
v. - ernähren, füttern, pflegen, versorgen
n. - Futter, Mahlzeit, Essen, Versorgung

idioms:

  • fed up    etwas satt haben, (ugs) die Nase voll haben
  • feed back    (Comp) Feedback, Rückmeldung, (Elek) Rückkoppelung, (fig) Reaktion
  • feed lot    Weide
  • feed on    nähren von, sich nähren von, füttern mit, ernähren mit
  • feed up    mästen
  • feeding bottle    Saugflasche
  • feeding ground    Weidefläche

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ταϊζω, (δια)τρέφω/-ομαι, τροφοδοτώ/-ούμαι
n. - τροφή, λήψη τροφής, τάισμα, τροφοδοσία, τροφοδότηση

idioms:

  • feed lot    χώρος εκτροφής ζώων (για ταχεία σφαγή)
  • feed on    τρέφω/-ομαι με
  • feed up    υπερσιτίζω
  • feeding bottle    μπιμπερό
  • feeding ground    βοσκοτόπι

Italiano (Italian)
alimentare, foraggiare, cibare, nutrire, cibo, alimento, foraggio

idioms:

  • feed up    ingrassare
  • feeding bottle    biberon
  • feeding ground    pascolo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - alimentar, sustentar
n. - refeição (f)

idioms:

  • feed on    alimentar-se de
  • feed up    engordar
  • feeding bottle    mamadeira (f)
  • feeding ground    pasto (m)

Русский (Russian)
кормить, снабжать, подкрепляться, суфлировать, подыгрывать, накачивать, питание, корм, кормление, угощение, подача материала

idioms:

  • feed on    питаться, разжечь
  • feed up    усиленно питать
  • feeding bottle    детская бутылочка
  • feeding ground    пастбище, питательная среда

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - alimentar, dar de comer, nutrir
v. intr. - alimentarse, comer, pastar
n. - comida, alimento, forraje, pasto, pienso

idioms:

  • fed up    estar hasta la coronilla, estar harto, estar cansado
  • feed back    realimentación
  • feed lot    compañía que engorda animales para el mercado
  • feed on    alimentarse de
  • feed up    engordar, cebar
  • feeding bottle    biberón
  • feeding ground    semillero, zona de engorde

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utfodra, bespisa, föda, kunna föda, mata, ge näring åt, förse, tillföra, föra i bet, beta på (äng), ge skådespelare stickrepliker, sufflera
n. - utfodring, foder, mål mat, matning (tekn.), laddning (tekn.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
喂养, 放牧, 饲养, 吃东西, 流入, 一餐, 饲料

idioms:

  • feed lot    饲育场
  • feed on    以...为食物
  • feed up    供给...食物
  • feeding bottle    哺乳瓶
  • feeding ground    聚食场

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 餵養, 放牧, 飼養
v. intr. - 吃東西, 流入
n. - 飼養, 一餐, 飼料

idioms:

  • feed lot    飼育場
  • feed on    以...為食物
  • feed up    供給...食物
  • feeding bottle    哺乳瓶
  • feeding ground    聚食場

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 먹을 것을 주다, (연료 등을) 공급하다
v. intr. - 먹다 , 먹이로 하다
n. - 사료, 여물, 사육

idioms:

  • feed on    ~을 먹이로 하다
  • feed up    ~을 살찌게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 授乳する, 食べ物を与える, 養う, 育てる, 飼う, 食事をする, 食べる, えさとして与える, 満足させる, 供給する, 食物を与える
n. - えさ, えさを食べること, 食事を与えること, 燃料, 食事

idioms:

  • feed on    餌にする, 常食にする
  • feed up    滋養物を食べさせる, 太らせる, …にあきあきしている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمد , يطعم , يغذي (الاسم) وجبه طعام , غذاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮האכיל, הזין‬
v. intr. - ‮אכל, נשפך לתוך (נחל)‬
n. - ‮הספקה, מזון, ארוחה, מספוא, כלי-הזנה‬


 
 

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