feed

Definitions


[fiːd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give food to
(e.g: did you remember to feed the cat?)

- supply with material or power
(e.g: a radial circuit fed by a 20 amp fuse)

- cause to pass gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space
(e.g: make holes through which to feed the cables)


Phrases:
- off one's feed

Origin:
Old English fēdan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voeden and food


[fiːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one
(e.g: the baby's morning feed)

- a device or pipe for supplying material to a machine
(e.g: a paper feed)

- a line or prompt given to an actor on stage


Phrases:
- off one's feed

Origin:
Old English fēdan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voeden and food




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