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    feed
    [fēd]
    verb
    feeding (present participle)
    1. give food to:
      "the raiders fed the guard dog to keep it quiet" · "he fed her brownies he had just baked"
      • (especially of an animal or baby) take food; eat something:
        "morays emerge at night to feed"
      • provide an adequate supply of food for:
        "the island's simple agriculture could hardly feed its inhabitants"
      • give fertilizer to (a plant):
        "feed the lawn in spring and autumn"
      • put fuel on (a fire).
      • encourage the growth of:
        "I could feed my melancholy by reading Romantic poetry"
      • informal
        satisfy (a drug habit):
        "users who commit crime to feed their habit"
    2. supply with material or power:
      "a radial circuit fed by a 20 amp fuse" · "the pond is fed by a small stream"
      • supply a machine with material, power, or other things necessary for its operation:
        "the programs are fed into the computer"
      • supply water to (a body of water):
        "the pond is fed by a small stream" · "water feeds into the lower pool"
      • insert further coins into (a meter) to extend the time for which it operates.
      • supply (someone) with (information, ideas, etc.):
        "I think he is feeding his old employer commercial secrets"
      • prompt (an actor) with (a line):
        "you were still in the wings feeding Micky his lines"
      • (in ball games) pass (the ball) to a player:
        "he took the ball and fed Salley"
      • US ENGLISH
        distribute (a broadcast) to local television or radio stations via satellite or network:
        "programs that the national networks feed to local stations"
    3. cause to move gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space:
      "make holes through which to feed the cables"
      • (feed into)
        influence or contribute to:
        "has your art history background fed into the artwork you produce?"
      • (feed through)
        (of a new factor or development) begin to be effective or influential; have an impact on someone or something:
        "it could take time for higher earnings and dividends to feed through to investors"
    Origin
    Old English fēdan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voeden and food.
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