Dictionary definition · feed
noun
- food for domestic livestock
verb
- provide as food"Feed the guests the nuts"
- give food to"Feed the starving children in India"
- feed into; supply"Her success feeds her vanity"
- introduce continuously"feed carrots into a food processor"
- support or promote"His admiration fed her vanity"
- take in food; used of animals only"This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"
- serve as food for; be the food for"This dish feeds six"
- move along, of liquids"Water flowed into the cave"
- profit from in an exploitatory manner"He feeds on her insecurity"
- gratify"feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
- provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to"We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).