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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "feed"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to give food to a person or an animal
Transitive: to feed a person or an animal
to feed definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I am feeding the cat while you're preparing dinner.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of an animal or baby) to take or eat food
Intransitive
to feed definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The lambs fed in the field alongside their mothers.
āĻŽā§‡āώāĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ•āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϠ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāύ

to place or supply something in a continuous or repetitive manner
Transitive: to feed raw material into a machine
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The machine fed the materials into the shredder one by one.
āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to supply enough food to meet the needs of someone or something
Transitive: to feed people or animals
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The charity worked tirelessly to feed the homeless in the community.
āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšāĻšā§€āύāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϰāϞāϏāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide or supply something with the necessary material, resources, or energy to function
Transitive: to feed a system
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The generator fed the building with power during the blackout.
āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āφāωāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻœā§‡āύāĻžāϰ⧇āϟāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŦāύāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide food to someone or something, offering nourishment
Ditransitive: to feed a person or animal a specific food
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef fed the guests a gourmet meal at the banquet.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ™ā§āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—ā§ŒāϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide support or encouragement
Transitive: to feed sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher ’s praise fed the students' desire to improve.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋāϰ āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to fulfill or meet a need, desire, or craving
Transitive: to feed a need or desire
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The compliments from her friends fed her confidence.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϞāĻžāĻ­ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to take advantage of something or someone for personal gain
Intransitive: to feed on sb/sth | to feed off sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company fed off the workers ’ overtime, paying them less than they deserved.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰāϟāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻ­āĻŦāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be directed or guided toward a particular place, purpose, or outcome
Intransitive: to feed into a place or purpose
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
All the ideas fed into the project, shaping its final design.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ¤ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻž āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to provide nutrients or fertilizer to a plant to help it grow
Transitive: to feed a plant
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He fed the plants with a special fertilizer to improve their bloom.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻĢā§‹āϟāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āϏāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(gaming) to die repeatedly in a game, usually helping the enemy team by giving them points or advantages
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He kept feeding the enemy with bad moves.
āϏ⧇ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϕ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āϚāĻžāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ

a feature on a website that enables the users to be notified of the updated information without logging on the website
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Podcast feeds allow listeners to automatically download new episodes to their devices.
āĻĒāĻĄāĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāϏ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻāĻĒāĻŋāϏ⧋āĻĄ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ, āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ

a program sent out by a satellite or from the main network to radio and television stations for broadcasting
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āĻĒāĻļ⧁āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ, āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ

food for domestic livestock
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āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ, āĻ–āĻŦāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ

a personalized and constantly updated stream of content from accounts that a user follows, allowing them to view and engage with the latest posts, photos, and videos in a central place

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

feeder
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