DICTOMETER

FEEDING

(feed, feeding, alimentar, ceba, cebar, comer, mamada, nutrir, alimentación f, amme, ernære, ete, fortære, fôre, kost, mate, nære, spise, fôring, fødning, mating)

1. Synonyms:
   • Eating
   • Feeding
   Definitions:
   • the act of consuming food
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Feeding
   • Alimentation
   Definitions:
   • the act of supplying food and nourishment
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Feed
   Definitions:
   • provide as food
   Examples:
   • Feed the guests the nuts
   Antonyms:
   starve, famish
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Feed
   • Give
   Definitions:
   • give food to
   Examples:
   • Feed the starving children in India
   • Don't give the child this tough meat
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Feed
   Definitions:
   • feed into
   • supply
   Examples:
   • Her success feeds her vanity
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Feed
   • Feed in
   Definitions:
   • introduce continuously
   Examples:
   • Feed carrots into a food processor
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Feed
   Definitions:
   • support or promote
   Examples:
   • His admiration fed her vanity
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Feed
   • Eat
   Definitions:
   • take in food
   • used of animals only
   Examples:
   • This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
   • What do whales eat?
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Feed
   Definitions:
   • serve as food for
   • be the food for
   Examples:
   • This dish feeds six
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Run
   • Flow
   • Feed
   • Course
   Definitions:
   • move along, of liquids
   Examples:
   • Water flowed into the cave
   • The Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Prey
   • Feed
   Definitions:
   • profit from in an exploitatory manner
   Examples:
   • He feeds on her insecurity
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Feed
    • Feast
    Definitions:
    • gratify
    Examples:
    • Feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Fertilize
    • Fertilise
    • Feed
    Definitions:
    • provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
    Examples:
    • We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants