noun
the act of consuming food
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noun
the act of supplying food and nourishment
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verb
provide as food
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- Feed the guests the nuts
verb
give food to
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- Feed the starving children in India
- don't give the child this tough meat
verb
feed into
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- supply
- Her success feeds her vanity
verb
introduce continuously
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- feed carrots into a food processor
verb
support or promote
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- His admiration fed her vanity
verb
take in food
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- used of animals only
- This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
- What do whales eat?
verb
serve as food for
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- be the food for
- This dish feeds six
verb
move along, of liquids
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- Water flowed into the cave
- the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
verb
profit from in an exploitatory manner
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- He feeds on her insecurity
verb
gratify
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- feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view
verb
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
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- We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants