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Dictionary: o·ver·feed   (ō'vər-fēd') pronunciation

tr. & intr.v., -fed (-fĕd'), -feed·ing, -feeds.
To feed or eat too often or too much.


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(ō'vər-fēd')
v., -fed (-fĕd'), -feed·ing, -feeds.

To feed or eat too often or too much.

Veterinary Dictionary: overfeeding
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Provision of more feed than necessary. Results in obesity, interference with normal parturition, fat cow syndrome, pregnancy toxemia in ewes, laminitis in ponies, diarrhea in puppies and kittens.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: feed excessively


Translations: Overfeed
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overfodre
v. intr. - overfodre sig selv

Nederlands (Dutch)
overmatig voeden, te veel eten

Français (French)
v. tr. - suralimenter, donner trop d'engrais à (une plante)
v. intr. - se suralimenter, trop se nourrir

Deutsch (German)
v. - überfüttern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερτρέφω, παραταϊζω

Italiano (Italian)
nutrire troppo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - superalimentar

Русский (Russian)
перекармливать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sobrealimentar
v. intr. - sobrealimentar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - övergöda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
给吃得过多, 吃得太多

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 給吃得過多
v. intr. - 吃得太多

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 너무 먹다
v. intr. - 너무 먹이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 食べ過ぎる, 食わせすぎる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطعم حتى التخمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיטם או האכיל יותר מדי‬
v. intr. - ‮פיטם או האכיל יותר מדי‬


 
 

 

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