fed
ˈfed 
; feeding
; feeding
1
a
: to give food to
b
: to give as food
2
a
: to furnish something essential to the development, sustenance, maintenance, or operation of
reading feeds the mind
b
: to supply (material to be operated on) to a machine
c(1)
: to insert and deposit (something) repeatedly or continuously
feed quarters into a parking meter
(2)
: to insert and deposit something into (something)
Running out to feed the meter every hour doesn't work, because the meter will not permit more than one hour for a given car.—
T. R. Reid
T. R. Reid3
: to produce or provide food for
5
6
: to supply (a fellow actor) with cues and situations that make a role more effective
7
: to pass a ball or puck to (a teammate) especially for a shot at the goal
2
: to become nourished or satisfied or sustained as if by food
3
a
: to become channeled or directed
b
: to move into a machine or opening in order to be used or processed
1
a
: an act of eating
b
: meal
especially
: a large meal
2
a
: food for livestock
specifically
: a mixture or preparation for feeding livestock
b
: the amount given at each feeding
3
a
: material supplied (as to a furnace or machine)
b
: a mechanism by which the action of feeding is effected
c
: the motion or process of carrying forward the material to be operated upon (as in a machine)
d
: the act or process of feeding a signal (such as an audio or video transmission) to a station for broadcast
also
: the signal being fed
a live satellite feed
e
: an Internet service in which updates from electronic information sources (such as blogs or social media accounts) are presented in a continuous stream
an RSS feed
also
: the information presented by such a service
I changed my settings so that all of my cousin's posts would show up at the top of my feed.
4
: the action of passing a ball or puck to a team member who is in position to score
Synonyms
Examples of feed in a Sentence
Verb
He was too weak to feed himself.
We feed the plants with a special fertilizer twice a week.
We fed the horses with apples, oats, and hay.
The children fed apples to the horses.
These supplies could feed a small army for a week.
He doesn't earn enough to feed a family of four.
helping to feed and clothe poor children
They used the wood to feed the fire.
The streams feed the creek.
The motor is fed by an electrical current.
Noun
There's a jam in the paper feed.
We had to cut off the main power feed.
They're showing a live satellite feed of the event.
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Simi Thambi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The decisions on climate finance published today during COP 29, which will act feed into the final decisions from this climate conference, can add significant momentum to what is available for climate finance and action.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Videos of awkward campaign encounters and stump jokes fed ridicule from the left.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
The explosion, involving a feed tank failure, killed one worker and triggered an evacuation of 26 people and a shelter-in-place for 1,500 people.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
Artifact Uprising Color Series Photo Book $22 Make your bestie misty-eyed with a sentimental gift in the form of a photo book that showcases your favorite memories with them (or their Instagram feed).
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feed. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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feed
1 of 2 verb
fed
ˈfed
; feeding
; feeding
1
a
: to give food to
b
: to give as food
c
d
: prey entry 2 sense 1a
—used with on, upon, or off
feeds on insects
2
a
: to supply with something necessary
b
: to supply (material to be operated on) to a machine
c
: to nourish or become nourished as if by food
3
a
: to supply for use
b
: to supply (a signal) to an electronic circuit or to a transmitter for broadcast
feed
2 of 2 noun1
: meal entry 1
especially
: a large meal
2
: food for livestock
3
: a mechanism by which feeding is carried out
4
a
: a signal fed to a transmitter
b
: an Internet service in which updates from electronic information sources (as blogs or social media accounts) are presented in a continuous stream
also
: the information presented by such a service
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