[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

feed \feed\ f=ed, v. t. imp.  p. p. fed fe^d; p. pr.
    vb. n. feeding. as. f=edan, fr. f=oda food; akin to
   os. f=odian, ofries. f=eda, f=oda, d. voeden, ohg.
   fuottan, icel. faeetha, sw. f"oda, dan. f"ode.
   root75. see food.
   1. to give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy
      the physical huger of.
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            if thine enemy hunger, feed him.      --rom. xii.
                                                  20.
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            unreasonable creatures feed their young. --shak.
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   2. to satisfy; gratify or minister to, as any sense, talent,
      taste, or desire.
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            i will feed fat the ancient grudge i bear him.
                                                  --shak.
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            feeding him with the hope of liberty. --knolles.
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   3. to fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or
      wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill;
      to feed a furnace with coal.
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   4. to nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen,
      develop, and guard.
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            thou shalt feed my people israel.     --2 sam. v. 2.
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            mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed. --b.
                                                  cornwall.
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   5. to graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by
      cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it
      with sheep.
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            once in three years feed your mowing lands.
                                                  --mortimer.
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   6. to give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for
      consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed
      water to a steam boiler.
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   7. mach.
      a to supply the material to be operated upon to a
          machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.
      b to produce progressive operation upon or with as in
          wood and metal working machines, so that the work
          moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work.
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see also:
fed feeding food 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

feeding \feed"ing\, n.
   1. the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process
      of fattening.
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   2. that which is eaten; food.
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   3. that which furnishes or affords food, especially for
      animals; pasture land.
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   feeding bottle. see under bottle.
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see also:
feeding bottle bottle 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

feeding
     n 1: the act of consuming food syn: eating
     2: the act of supplying food and nourishment syn: alimentation
see also:
eating alimentation 

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