verb trans
(also + on) to give food to (a person or an animal)
She fed the baby on puréed carrot
to give (something) to a person or animal as food
She fed puréed carrot to the baby
to produce or provide food for (people)
to provide something essential to the growth, sustenance, maintenance, or operation of (something)
to satisfy or gratify (a feeling, etc)
to support or encourage (somebody's ambition, dislike, etc)
to supply (something) for use, consumption, or processing, esp in a continuous manner
I fed the tape into the machine
to be moved into a machine or opening gradually
to supply material to (e.g. a machine), esp in a continuous manner
to supply (a signal or power) to an electronic circuit
to act as a feed for (a comedian, etc)
(usu + off/on/upon) to consume food; to eat
to pass or throw a ball or puck to (a teammate)
(usu + off/on/upon) to consume food; to eat
(usu + off/on/upon) to prey
(usu + off/on/upon) to become nourished or satisfied as if by food
Ambition if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others — Susan Sontag
to be moved into a machine or opening for use, processing, or storage
The grain fed into the silo