force-feed (redirected from force-feeds)

force-feed (fôrsfd, frs-)

tr.v. force-fed (-fd), force-feed·ing, force-feeds

1. To compel to ingest food; feed forcibly, especially by mechanical means.

2. To force to assimilate: prisoners of war being force-fed the party line.

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force-feed

vb -feeds, -feeding, -fed (tr)

1. to force (a person or animal) to eat or swallow food

2. to force (someone) to receive opinions, propaganda, etc.

n force feed

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a method of lubrication in which a pump forces oil into the bearings of an engine, etc.

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Verb

1.

force-feed - feed someone who will not or cannot eat feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

Translations

force-feed [ˈfɔːsfiːd] (force-fed (pt, pp)) VT → alimentar a la fuerza

force-feed vb: pret, ptp <force-fed>

vt → zwangsernähren

n (Tech) → Druckschmierung f

force-feed [ˈfɔːsˌfiːd] (force-fed (pt, pp)) vt → sottoporre ad alimentazione forzata

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force-feed [ˈfɔːsˌfiːd] (force-fed (pt, pp)) vt → sottoporre ad alimentazione forzata