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1.nounFood given to (especially herbivorous) animals."They sell feed, riding helmets, and everything else for horses."
2.nounSomething supplied continuously."a satellite feed"
3.nounThe part of a machine that supplies the material to be operated upon."the paper feed of a printer"
4.nounThe forward motion of the material fed into a machine.
5.nounA meal.
6.nounA gathering to eat, especially in quantity."They held a crab feed on the beach."
7.nounEncapsulated online content, such as news or a blog, that can be subscribed to."I've subscribed to the feeds of my favourite blogs, so I can find out when new posts are added without having to visit those sites."
8.verb(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat."Feed the dog every evening."
9.verbTo eat (usually of animals)."Spiders feed on gnats and flies."
10.verbTo give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food."Feed the fish to the dolphins."
11.verbTo give to a machine to be processed."Feed the paper gently into the document shredder."
12.verbTo satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).
13.verbTo supply with something."Springs feed ponds with water."
14.verbTo graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by cattle."If grain is too forward in autumn, feed it with sheep."
15.verbTo pass to.
16.verb(of a phonological rule) To create the environment where another phonological rule can apply; to be applied before another rule."Nasalization feeds raising."
17.verb(of a syntactic rule) To create the syntactic environment in which another syntactic rule is applied; to be applied before another syntactic rule.