feed
/fiːd/
verb
- To give food to a person, animal, or plant.
- She feeds her cat twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
- Remember to feed the houseplants with liquid fertilizer every two weeks.
- The farmer feeds the chickens grain from a large bucket.
- To supply something (such as information, material, or energy) to a system or device.
- The solar panels feed electricity back into the power grid.
- You need to feed the printer with paper before starting the job.
- He feeds data into the computer program to run the simulation.
- To provide something gradually or continuously, especially to encourage growth or development.
- The teacher feeds the students' curiosity with interesting stories and experiments.
- His success feeds his ambition to take on even bigger projects.
- The constant praise feeds her confidence and helps her perform better.
Antonyms
noun
- Food for animals, especially farm animals.
- The farmer mixed the feed with vitamins to keep the cattle healthy.
- We need to buy more chicken feed from the store.
- The stable keeps a large supply of hay and grain for horse feed.
- A continuous stream of data or information, especially on a website or social media.
- I check my social media feed every morning to see what my friends are up to.
- The news feed updates automatically with the latest headlines.
- Her Instagram feed is full of beautiful travel photos.
- A meal, especially a large or satisfying one (informal).
- He enjoyed a hearty feed of pasta and meatballs.
- After the hike, we all sat down for a good feed at the local diner.
- The barbecue was a huge feed with burgers, ribs, and corn on the cob.