1. (verb) feed, provender
food for domestic livestock
2. (verb) feed
provide as food
"Feed the guests the nuts"
3. (verb) feed, give
give food to
"Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
4. (verb) feed
feed into; supply
"Her success feeds her vanity"
5. (verb) feed, feed in
introduce continuously
"feed carrots into a food processor"
6. (verb) feed
support or promote
"His admiration fed her vanity"
7. (verb) feed, eat
take in food; used of animals only
"This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
8. (verb) feed
serve as food for; be the food for
"This dish feeds six"
9. (verb) run, flow, feed, course
move along, of liquids
"Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
10. (verb) prey, feed
profit from in an exploitatory manner
"He feeds on her insecurity"
11. (verb) feed, feast
gratify
"feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
12. (verb) fertilize, fertilise, feed
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
"We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
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Definition of 'feed' 
