Feed
/ˈfiːd/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Feed
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.
- A meal.
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."
- To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).
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SYNONYMS
nourish