feeds

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Definitions

noun

Food given to (especially herbivorous) animals.“They sell feed, riding helmets, and everything else for horses.”
Something supplied continuously.“a satellite feed”
The part of a machine that supplies the material to be operated upon.“the paper feed of a printer”
The forward motion of the material fed into a machine.

verb

(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.“Feed the dog every evening.”
To eat (usually of animals).“Spiders feed on gnats and flies.”
To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.“Feed the fish to the dolphins.”
To give to a machine to be processed.“Feed the paper gently into the document shredder.”

Related words

Synonyms

nourish provender feast eat fertilize prey grub give feed in aliments begets breeds builds canales carcases castings cattle

Associated

zooplankton detritus benthic plankton nectar insects pupa carrion fishes worms arthropods bony

Rhymes

concedes misdeeds precedes proceeds deeds weeds pedes breeds impedes recedes

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