feed

/ˈfiːd/ · noun

Meaning

Food given to (especially herbivorous) animals.
Something supplied continuously.
The part of a machine that supplies the material to be operated upon.
The forward motion of the material fed into a machine.
A meal.
A gathering to eat, especially in quantity.
(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
To eat (usually of animals).
To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.
To give to a machine to be processed.
To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).
To supply with something.
To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe.

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