单词 | force feed |
释义 | force feednounlubrication under pressure, as from a pump, used especially in internal-combustion engines. Origin of force feedFirst recorded in 1915–20 Words nearby force feedforced march, forced perspective, force-draft, forced sale, forced vital capacity, force feed, force-field analysis, forceful, force majeure, force-march, forcemeat Definition for force feed (2 of 2)force-feed [ fawrs-feed, fohrs- ] / ˈfɔrsˈfid, ˈfoʊrs- / verb (used with object), force-fed, force-feed·ing.to compel to take food, especially by means of a tube inserted into the throat: They force-fed the prisoners in the hunger strike. to compel to absorb or assimilate: The recruits were force-fed a military attitude. Origin of force-feedFirst recorded in 1905–10 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for force feed
British Dictionary definitions for force feedforce-feed verb -feeds, -feeding or -fed (tr)to force (a person or animal) to eat or swallow food to force (someone) to receive opinions, propaganda, etc noun force feeda method of lubrication in which a pump forces oil into the bearings of an engine, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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