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   feed

   /fiːd/

   verb

   • 1. give food to: "did you remember to feed the cat?" Similar give food toprovide food forprovide forcater forprepare food forcook formake a meal forwine and dinenourishsustainsucklebreastfeedbottle-feeddated:victual
   • ▪ (especially of an animal or baby) take food; eat something: "the baby will feed according to her needs" Similar eattake nourishmentpartake of foodconsume fooddevour foodhave a mealinformal:snackgrazenoshdated:supgrazebrowsecroppastureruminateeat
   • ▪ 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" Similar strengthenfortifysupportbolsterreinforceboostaugmentsupplementadd toadd fuel tofuelencouragegratifyminister toOpposite undermine
   • ▪ satisfy (a drug habit): informal "users who commit crime to feed their habit"
   • 2. supply with material or power: "a radial circuit fed by a 20 amp fuse"
   • ▪ put into a machine: "the programs are fed into the computer"
   • ▪ 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" Similar supplyprovidegivedeliverpresentfurnishissueimpartsell
   • ▪ 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.
   • 3. cause to pass gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space: "make holes through which to feed the cables"
   • ▪ influence or contribute to: "has your art history background fed into the artwork you produce?"
   • ▪ (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"

   noun

   • 1. an act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one: "the baby's morning feed"
   • ▪ a meal: informal "I gave him a big feed of rashers and eggs and mashed potatoes" Similar meallunchdinnersupperrepastfeastbanquetteainformal:spreadblowoutbingenoshnosh-upscofftuck-informal:refectioncollation
   • ▪ food for domestic animals: "the crops are grown for animal feed" Similar fodderfoodfoodstuffforagepasturageherbagesilageformal:comestiblesprovender
   • 2. a device or pipe for supplying material to a machine: "a paper feed"
   • ▪ the supply of raw material to a machine or device: "a feed pipe"
   • ▪ a broadcast distributed by a satellite or network from a central source to a large number of radio or television stations: "a satellite feed from Washington"
   • ▪ a facility for notifying the user of a blog or other frequently updated website that new content has been added: "most blogs and news sites offer RSS feeds of their latest content"
   • 3. a line or prompt given to an actor on stage.
   • ▪ an actor who gives a feed to a fellow performer.

   Word Origin Old Englishfēdan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voeden and food.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › feed onFeed on/upon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jun 24, 2024 · The meaning of FEED ON/UPON is to eat (something) as food —usually used of animals. How to use feed on/upon in a sentence.

3. www.britannica.com › topic › foodFood | Definition & Nutrition | Britannica

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   Jun 24, 2024 · food, substance consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, fat, and other nutrients used in the body of an organism to sustain growth and vital processes and to furnish energy. The absorption and utilization of food by the body is fundamental to nutrition and is facilitated by digestion.

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4. www.geeksforgeeks.org › feedforward-neural-networkFeedforward neural network - GeeksforGeeks

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   Jun 20, 2024 · A Feedforward Neural Network (FNN) is a type of artificial neural network where connections between the nodes do not form cycles. This characteristic differentiates it from recurrent neural networks (RNNs). The network consists of an input layer, one or more hidden layers, and an output layer.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › feed onFeed on - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Jun 30, 2024 · verb. be sustained by. “He fed on the great ideas of her mentor” synonyms: feed upon. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Feed on." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/feed on. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › feedstockFeedstock Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jun 20, 2024 · : raw material supplied to a machine or processing plant. Examples of feedstock in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Enzymes produced this way could potentially breathe in carbon dioxide and methane while exhaling organic feedstocks, or break down plastics into substitutes for concrete.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › feed (someone) upFeed (someone) up Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jun 13, 2024 · The meaning of FEED (SOMEONE) UP is to make (someone) stronger or less thin by giving them large meals. How to use feed (someone) up in a sentence.

8. www.britannica.com › technology › RSSRSS | Definition, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jun 17, 2024 · RSS, format used to provide subscribers with new content from frequently updated websites. An RSS feed is a set of instructions residing on the computer server of a website, which is given upon request to a subscriber’s RSS reader, or aggregator.