feed
1. feed \'fe-d\ \'fed\ vb or fed; or feed.ing [ME feden, fr. OE fe-dan;
akin to OE fo-da food - mor]e at FOOD 1a: to give food to 1b: to give as
food 2: to furnish esp. with something essential to the growth,
sustenance, mai ntenance, or operation of 3: to produce or serve as food
for 4a: to give satisfaction to : GRATIFY 4b: SUPPORT, ENCOURAGE 5a: to
supply for use or consumption 5b1: to supply (a signal) to an electronic
circuit 5b2: to send by wire to a transmitting station for broadcast 6:
to supply with cues and situations that make a role more effective 1a: to
consume food : EAT 1b: PREY - used with on, upon, or off 2: to become
nourished or satisfied as if by food 3: to move into a machine or opening
in order to be used or processed
2. feed n 1a: an act of eating 1b: MEAL; esp : a large meal 2a: food for
livestock; specif : a mixture or preparation for feedi ng livestock 2b: the
amount given at each feeding 3a: material supplied (as to a furnace) 3b:
a mechanism by which the action of feeding is effected 3c: the motion or
process of carrying forward the material to be operated u pon (as in a
machine)