feed (f d)v. fed (f  d), feed·ing, feeds v.tr. 1. a. To give food to; supply with nourishment: feed the children. b. To provide as food or nourishment: fed fish to the cat. 2. a. To serve as food for: The turkey is large enough to feed a dozen. b. To produce food for: The valley feeds an entire county. 3. a. To provide for consumption, utilization, or operation: feed logs to a fire; feed data into a computer. b. To supply with something essential for growth, maintenance, or operation: Melting snow feeds the reservoirs. c. To distribute (a local radio or television broadcast) to a larger audience or group of receivers by way of a network or satellite. 4. a. To minister to; gratify: fed their appetite for the morbid. b. To support or promote; encourage: His unexplained absences fed our suspicions. 5. To supply as a cue: feed lines to an actor. 6. 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. 3. a. To move steadily, as into a machine for processing. b. To be channeled; flow: This road feeds into the freeway. n. Idiom: 1. a. Food for animals or birds. b. The amount of such food given at one time. 2. Informal A meal, especially a large one. 3. The act of eating. 4. a. Material or an amount of material supplied, as to a machine or furnace. b. The act of supplying such material. 5. a. An apparatus that supplies material to a machine. b. The aperture through which such material enters a machine. 6. a. 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. b. A program or signal so transmitted or conveyed. 7. Sports A pass of a ball or puck, especially to set up a scoring chance. off (one's) feed Suffering a lack of appetite; sick: The dog is off its feed this week. [Middle English feden, from Old English f dan; see p - in Indo-European roots.] |
feed [fiːd]
vb feeds, feeding, fed [fɛd] (mainly tr)
1. to give food to to feed the cat
2. to give as food to feed meat to the cat
3. (intr) to eat food the horses feed at noon
4. to provide food for these supplies can feed 10 million people
5. to provide what is necessary for the existence or development of to feed one's imagination
6. to gratify; satisfy to feed one's eyes on a beautiful sight
7. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (also intr) to supply (a machine, furnace, etc.) with (the necessary materials or fuel) for its operation, or (of such materials) to flow or move forwards into a machine, etc.
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to use (land) as grazing
9. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre informal to cue (an actor, esp a comedian) with lines or actions
10. (Team Sports / Rugby) Sport to pass a ball to (a team-mate)
11. (Electronics) Electronics to introduce (electrical energy) into a circuit, esp by means of a feeder
12. (also intr; foll by on or upon) to eat or cause to eat
n
1. the act or an instance of feeding
2. food, esp that of animals or babies
3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the process of supplying a machine or furnace with a material or fuel
4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the quantity of material or fuel so supplied
5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the rate of advance of a cutting tool in a lathe, drill, etc.
6. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a mechanism that supplies material or fuel or controls the rate of advance of a cutting tool
7. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre informal a performer, esp a straight man, who provides cues
8. an informal word for meal
[Old English fēdan; related to Old Norse fœtha to feed, Old High German fuotan, Gothic fōthjan; see food, fodder]
feedable adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  feed - food for domestic livestock blood meal - the dried and powdered blood of animals corn gluten feed - a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten cattle cake - a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes creep feed - feed given to young animals isolated in a creep fodder - coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop feed grain - grain grown for cattle feed ensilage, silage - fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo oil cake - mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock pigswill, pigwash, slop, slops, swill - wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk mash - mixture of ground animal feeds cud, rechewed food - food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again mast - nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine fish meal - ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock |
| Verb | 1. | feed - provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts" |
| 2. | feed - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" dine - give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends" scavenge - feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge" fodder - give fodder (to domesticated animals) regurgitate - feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest" corn - feed (cattle) with corn malnourish, undernourish - provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment; "The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished" overfeed - feed excessively spoonfeed - feed with a spoon force-feed - feed someone who will not or cannot eat cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" lunch - provide a midday meal for; "She lunched us well" breakfast - provide breakfast for breastfeed, give suck, lactate, wet-nurse, suckle, nurse, suck - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" bottlefeed - feed (infants) with a bottle inject - feed intravenously range - let eat; "range the animals in the prairie" | |
| 3. | feed - feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity" | |
| 4. | feed - introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" | |
| 5. | feed - support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" | |
| 6. | feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" forage - wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods" raven - feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies" suckle - suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily" | |
| 7. | feed - serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six" | |
| 8. | feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" flush - flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river" jet, gush - issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" circulate - move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate" run down - move downward; "The water ran down" pour - flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor" spill, run out - flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" dribble, trickle, filter - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" gutter - flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face" | |
| 9. | feed - profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" | |
| 10. | feed - gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" | |
| 11. | feed - provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" enrich - make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods" nitrify - treat (soil) with nitrates dung - fertilize or dress with dung; "you must dung the land" topdress - scatter manure or fertilizer over (land) |
feed
verb
1. cater for, provide for, nourish, provide with food, supply, sustain, nurture, cook for, wine and dine, victual, provision Feeding a hungry family is expensive.
3. eat, drink milk, take nourishment When a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.
5. disclose, give, tell, reveal, supply, communicate, pass on, impart, divulge, make known He fed information to a rival company.
Translations
feed [fiːd] (fed (vb: pt, pp))
A. VT
1. (lit)
1.1. (= give meal to) [+ person, animal] → dar de comer a; [+ baby] (= bottle-feed) → dar el biberón a; (= breastfeed) → dar de mamar a, dar el pecho a; [+ plant] → alimentar
they fed us well at the hotel → nos dieron de comer bien en el hotel
have you fed the horses? → ¿has dado de comer a los caballos?
"(please) do not feed the animals" → prohibido dar de comer a los animales
you've made enough food to feed an army → has hecho comida para un regimiento
he has just started feeding himself → acaba de empezar a comer solo
they fed us well at the hotel → nos dieron de comer bien en el hotel
have you fed the horses? → ¿has dado de comer a los caballos?
"(please) do not feed the animals" → prohibido dar de comer a los animales
you've made enough food to feed an army → has hecho comida para un regimiento
he has just started feeding himself → acaba de empezar a comer solo
1.2. (= provide food for) → dar de comer(a), alimentar
now there was another mouth to feed → ahora había que dar de comer a una boca más, ahora había una boca más que alimentar
feeding a family can be expensive → dar de comer a or alimentar a una familia puede resultar caro
it is enough to feed the population for several months → es suficiente para alimentar a la población durante varios meses
now there was another mouth to feed → ahora había que dar de comer a una boca más, ahora había una boca más que alimentar
feeding a family can be expensive → dar de comer a or alimentar a una familia puede resultar caro
it is enough to feed the population for several months → es suficiente para alimentar a la población durante varios meses
1.3. to feed sb sth; feed sth to sb → dar algo(de comer)a algn
you shouldn't feed him that → no deberías darle eso
he fed her ice cream with a spoon; he fed ice cream to her with a spoon → le dio helado con una cuchara
he was feeding bread to the ducks → les estaba echando pan a los patos
what do you feed your dog on? → ¿qué le das(de comer)a tu perro?
they have been fed a diet of cartoons and computer games → los han tenido a base de dibujos animados y juegos de ordenador
you shouldn't feed him that → no deberías darle eso
he fed her ice cream with a spoon; he fed ice cream to her with a spoon → le dio helado con una cuchara
he was feeding bread to the ducks → les estaba echando pan a los patos
what do you feed your dog on? → ¿qué le das(de comer)a tu perro?
they have been fed a diet of cartoons and computer games → los han tenido a base de dibujos animados y juegos de ordenador
2. (= supply) → suministrar
gas fed through pipelines → gas suministrado a través de tuberías
the blood vessels that feed blood to the brain → los vasos sanguíneos que suministran sangre al cerebro
two rivers feed this reservoir → dos ríos vierten sus aguas en este embalse
he stole money to feed his drug habit → robaba dinero para costear su drogadicción
to feed the (parking) meter → echar or meter monedas en el parquímetro
gas fed through pipelines → gas suministrado a través de tuberías
the blood vessels that feed blood to the brain → los vasos sanguíneos que suministran sangre al cerebro
two rivers feed this reservoir → dos ríos vierten sus aguas en este embalse
he stole money to feed his drug habit → robaba dinero para costear su drogadicción
to feed the (parking) meter → echar or meter monedas en el parquímetro
3. (= tell) to feed sb sth; feed sth to sb: they fed us details of troop movements in the area → nos facilitaron detalles de movimientos de tropas en la zona
he was being fed false information → le estaban pasando información falsa
he was surrounded by people who fed him lies → estaba rodeado de gente que le llenaba la cabeza de mentiras
to feed sb a line → contar or soltar una bola a algn
he was being fed false information → le estaban pasando información falsa
he was surrounded by people who fed him lies → estaba rodeado de gente que le llenaba la cabeza de mentiras
to feed sb a line → contar or soltar una bola a algn
4. (= insert) to feed sth into sth → meter or introducir algo en algo
I fed a sheet of paper into the typewriter → metí or puse una hoja de papel en la máquina de escribir
to feed data into a computer → meter or introducir datos en un ordenador
I fed a sheet of paper into the typewriter → metí or puse una hoja de papel en la máquina de escribir
to feed data into a computer → meter or introducir datos en un ordenador
5. (= fuel) [+ fire, emotion, feeling] → alimentar; [+ imagination] → estimular
these rumours fed his fears → estos rumores alimentaron sus miedos
to feed the flames (lit, fig) → echar leña al fuego
these rumours fed his fears → estos rumores alimentaron sus miedos
to feed the flames (lit, fig) → echar leña al fuego
6. (Sport) [+ ball] → pasar
B. VI
1. (= take food) (gen) → comer; (at breast) → mamar
to feed on sth (lit) → alimentarse de algo, comer algo (fig) → alimentarse de algo
the press feeds on intrigue → la prensa se alimenta de las intrigas
to feed on sth (lit) → alimentarse de algo, comer algo (fig) → alimentarse de algo
the press feeds on intrigue → la prensa se alimenta de las intrigas
C. N
1. (= food) (for animal) → forraje m, pienso m
the six o'clock feed (for baby) (= breast or bottle feed) → la toma de las seis; (= baby food) → la papilla de las seis; (= ordinary food) → la comida de las seis
it's time for his feed → le toca comer
to be off one's feed → no tener apetito, estar desganado
see also chicken
the six o'clock feed (for baby) (= breast or bottle feed) → la toma de las seis; (= baby food) → la papilla de las seis; (= ordinary food) → la comida de las seis
it's time for his feed → le toca comer
to be off one's feed → no tener apetito, estar desganado
see also chicken
3. (Tech, Comput) → alimentador m; (= tube) → tubo m de alimentación
4. (Theat) (= straight man) personaje serio en una pareja cómica; (= line) → material m (de un sketch cómico)
D. CPD feed bag N → morral m
feed merchant N → vendedor(a) m/f de forraje or pienso
feed pipe N → tubo m de alimentación
feed merchant N → vendedor(a) m/f de forraje or pienso
feed pipe N → tubo m de alimentación
feed back VT + ADV [+ information, results] → proporcionar, facilitar
feed in VT + ADV
1. (= insert) [+ coins, paper] → meter, introducir
2. (Comput) [+ data] → meter, introducir
feed [ˈfiːd]
n
[breast-fed baby] → tétée f; [bottle-fed baby] → biberon f
to have a feed [breast-fed baby] → téter; [bottle-fed baby] → boire son biberon
to have a feed [breast-fed baby] → téter; [bottle-fed baby] → boire son biberon
(for animal) → fourrage m
(on printer) → mécanisme m d'alimentation
vt [fed] [ˈfɛd] (pt, pp)
[+ baby] (with milk) (= breast-feed) → allaiter (= bottle-feed) → donner le biberon à
to feed sth to sb → donner qch à manger à qn
to feed sb sth → donner qch à manger à qn
to feed sth to sb → donner qch à manger à qn
to feed sb sth → donner qch à manger à qn
[+ horse, dog, cat] → donner à manger à
Have you fed the cat? → Est-ce que tu as donné à manger au chat?
Have you fed the cat? → Est-ce que tu as donné à manger au chat?
(= provide with food) [+ family, population] → nourrir
He worked hard to feed his family → Il travaillait dur pour nourrir sa famille.
He worked hard to feed his family → Il travaillait dur pour nourrir sa famille.
to feed one's drug habit → se procurer de la drogue
[+ machine] → alimenter
to feed sth into a machine → introduire qch dans une machine
to feed data into a computer → entrer des données dans un ordinateur
to feed sth into a machine → introduire qch dans une machine
to feed data into a computer → entrer des données dans un ordinateur
vi
[animal] (= eat) → se nourrir (= graze) → paître
feed back
vt sep [+ results] → donner en retourfeed off
vt fus (= gain strength from) → se nourrir defeed on
vt fus (= eat) → se nourrir de
(= gain strength from) → se nourrir de
to feed through to sb/sth (= impact on) → se répercuter sur qn/qch
feed through
vi (= make its effect felt) [factor, phenomenon] → se faire ressentirto feed through to sb/sth (= impact on) → se répercuter sur qn/qch
feed vb: pret, ptp <fed>
feed:
n
(= meal, of animals) → Fütterung f; (of baby, inf: of person) → Mahlzeit f; (= food, of animals) → Futter nt; (inf, of person) → Essen nt; when is the baby’s next feed? → wann wird das Baby wieder gefüttert?; to have a good feed (inf) → tüchtig futtern (inf); he’s off his feed (hum) → er hat keinen Appetit; feed additives (Chem) → Futtermitteladditive pl
(Theat) → Stichwort nt
(Tech, to machine) → Versorgung f (→ to +gen); (to furnace) → Beschickung f (→ to +gen); (to computer) → Eingabe f (→ into in +acc)
vt
(= provide food for) person, army → verpflegen; family → ernähren; I have three hungry mouths to feed → ich habe drei hungrige Münder zu stopfen (inf); to feed oneself → sich selbst verpflegen; he feeds himself well → er isst gut
(= give food to) baby, invalid, animal → füttern; plant → düngen; to (be able to) feed oneself (child) → allein or ohne Hilfe essen (können); to feed something to somebody/an animal → jdm etw zu essen/einem Tier etw zu fressen geben; they were fed to the lions → sie wurden den Löwen zum Fraß vorgeworfen
(= supply) machine → versorgen; furnace → beschicken; computer → füttern; meter → Geld einwerfen in (+acc), → füttern (hum); fire → unterhalten, etwas legen auf (+acc); (fig) hope, imagination, rumour → nähren, Nahrung geben (+dat); two rivers feed this reservoir → dieses Reservoir wird von zwei Flüssen gespeist; he steals to feed his heroin habit → er stiehlt, um sich mit Heroin zu versorgen; blood vessels that feed blood to the brain → Blutgefäße, die das Gehirn mit Blut versorgen; to feed something into a machine → etw in eine Maschine geben; to feed information (in)to a computer → Informationen in einen Computer eingeben; to feed information to somebody, to feed somebody (with) information → jdn mit Informationen versorgen; to feed somebody lies → jdn systematisch belügen
(Tech: = insert) → führen; to feed something along/through a tube → etw an einem Röhrchen entlang/durch ein Röhrchen führen
(Theat, fig) to feed somebody (with) the right lines → jdm die richtigen Stichworte geben
feed:
feedback
n (Psych, Comput) → Feedback nt, → Feed-back nt, → Rückmeldung f; (Elec) → Rückkoppelung f; (fig) → Reaktion f, → Feedback nt, → Feed-back nt; feed of information → Rückinformation f; everyone should try to get as much feed as possible from the others → jeder sollte von den anderen möglichst viel Feedback or Feed-back bekommen; to provide more feed on something → ausführlicher über etw (acc) → berichten
feed [fiːd] (fed (vb: pt, pp))
feed [fiːd] (fed (vb: pt, pp))
1. n (baby's) → pappa; (fodder) → mangime m, foraggio; (amount, portion) → razione f (fam) (meal) to have a good feed → fare una bella mangiata
2. vt
a. (gen) → nutrire; (horse) → dare da mangiare a
to feed sth to sb or sb sth → dare qc da mangiare a qn
to feed sth to sb or sb sth → dare qc da mangiare a qn
b. (fire, machine) → alimentare; (information) → fornire
to feed sth into a machine → introdurre qc in una macchina
to feed material into sth → introdurre materiale in qc
to feed information into a computer → introdurre dati in un computer
to feed sth into a machine → introdurre qc in una macchina
to feed material into sth → introdurre materiale in qc
to feed information into a computer → introdurre dati in un computer
feed back vt + adv (results) → riferire
feed in vt + adv (wire, tape) → introdurre
feed on vi + prep → nutrirsi di
feed up vt + adv (person, animal) → ingrassare
feed [fiːd] (fed (vb: pt, pp))
1. n (baby's) → pappa; (fodder) → mangime m, foraggio; (amount, portion) → razione f (fam) (meal) to have a good feed → fare una bella mangiata
2. vt
a. (gen) → nutrire; (horse) → dare da mangiare a
to feed sth to sb or sb sth → dare qc da mangiare a qn
to feed sth to sb or sb sth → dare qc da mangiare a qn
b. (fire, machine) → alimentare; (information) → fornire
to feed sth into a machine → introdurre qc in una macchina
to feed material into sth → introdurre materiale in qc
to feed information into a computer → introdurre dati in un computer
to feed sth into a machine → introdurre qc in una macchina
to feed material into sth → introdurre materiale in qc
to feed information into a computer → introdurre dati in un computer
feed back vt + adv (results) → riferire
feed in vt + adv (wire, tape) → introdurre
feed on vi + prep → nutrirsi di
feed up vt + adv (person, animal) → ingrassare
v feed [fiːd]
1 to give food to He fed the child with a spoon. voer, kos gee يُطْعِم храня krmit give mad; made füttern ταΐζω dar de comer a, alimentar söötma غذا دادن ruokkia nourrir לְהַאֲכִיל खाना खिलाना, देना hraniti etet memberi makan gefa að borða; mata dar da mangiare, nutrire 食物を与える 음식을 주다 maitinti barot; ēdināt memberi makan voeden gi mat, fôre; amme żywić, karmić alimentar a hrăni кормить kŕmiť, chovať hraniti hraniti mata, utfodra ป้อนอาหาร beslemek 餵養 давати їжу; годувати کھانا کھلانا nuôi 喂养
2 (withon) to eat Cows feed on grass. voer, laat wei يَعْتاش على прехранвам се živit se, pást se na æde; leve af ernähren τρέφομαι (με) comer toituma خوردن syödä se nourrir (de) נִיזוֹן מְ- डालना hraniti se (necim), jesti eszik makan nærast á, lifa á, éta nutrirsi 食べる (소, 말이) 먹이를 먹다 maitintis baroties makan leven van beite, gresse, ete żywić się alimentar-se a se hrăni (cu) кормиться žrať hraniti se hraniti se äta, livnära sig på เลี้ยง beslenmek 喫, 吃 пастися کھانا (về súc vật hoặc nói đùa về người) ăn 吃
n
food especially for a baby or animals Have you given the baby his feed?; cattle feed. voeding, kos, voer عَلَف، طعام، وَجْبَه храна dávka krmení, jídlo; krmení, žrádlo måltid; foder die Mahlzeit, das Futter τροφή comida toit, sööt غذا؛ خوراک حیوانات ruoka biberon, fourrage אוכל खाना, माल मशीन में इस्तेमाल किये जाने वाला, पाईप जिससे मशीन को तेल आदि देते हैं hrana táplálék makanan fæði pasto; pascolo; foraggio 食べ物 (특히 가축, 아기의) 사료, 식사 maistas, pašaras barība; ēdiens makanan voeding mat, føde pokarm, pasza comida biberon; nutreţ питание; корм pitie, jedlo (pre dieťa); krmivo hrana, krma hrana utfodring, mat อาหารสัตว์ mama, besin, yem 食物 харчування; корм غذا thức ăn dành cho súc vật hoặc trẻ nhỏ 食物
fed up
tired; bored and annoyed I'm fed up with all this work! dik, vies, sat مُتَضايِق، مُنْزَعِج писва ми otrávený dødtræt etwas satt haben μπουχτισμένος harto kõrini خسته väsynyt en avoir assez נִשבָּר לִי अच्छा खाना देकर मोटा ताजा बना देना biti zasicen, umoran torkig van vmivel muak hundleiður; búinn að fá sig fullsaddan af stufo うんざりして 물리다, 싫증나다 persisotinęs man apnicis bosan beu lei alt sammen, luta lei zniechęcony cansado sătul de сытый по горло otrávený naveličan sit svega less på เหนื่อยมาก bıkmış, usanmış 厭倦 ситий по горло اکتایا ہوا chán nản; mệt mỏi 厌倦
feed → يُطْعِم nakrmit fodre füttern ταΐζω alimentar, dar de comer syöttää tai ruokkia nourrir hraniti nutrire 食物を与える 음식(먹이)을 주다 voeden mate nakarmić alimentar кормить mata ให้อาหาร beslemek cho ăn 喂养
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