feeding

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the act of consuming food; eating
  • the act of supplying food and nourishment; alimentation

    v.

  • provide as food

    Feed the guests the nuts

  • give food to; give

    Feed the starving children in India

    don't give the child this tough meat

  • feed into; supply

    Her success feeds her vanity

  • introduce continuously; feed in

    feed carrots into a food processor

  • support or promote

    His admiration fed her vanity

  • take in food; used of animals only; eat

    This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat

    What do whales eat?

  • serve as food for; be the food for

    This dish feeds six

  • move along, of liquids; run, flow, course

    Water flowed into the cave

    the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi

  • profit from in an exploitatory manner; prey

    He feeds on her insecurity

  • gratify; feast

    feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view

  • provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; fertilize, fertilise

    We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

feeds|fed|feeding
syn.: dine eat nourish nurture supply