sostantivo |
1. |
feed - food for domestic livestock |
|
|
provender |
|
|
nutrient,
food any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
|
|
|
blood meal the dried and powdered blood of animals
|
|
|
corn gluten feed a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten
|
|
|
cattle cake a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes
|
|
|
creep feed feed given to young animals isolated in a creep
|
|
|
fodder coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
|
|
|
feed grain grain grown for cattle feed
|
|
|
ensilage,
silage fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
|
|
|
oil cake mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock
|
|
|
pigswill,
pigwash,
swill,
slops,
slop cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain)
|
|
|
mash mixture of ground animal feeds
|
|
|
rechewed food,
cud food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
|
|
|
bird feed,
bird food,
birdseed food given to birds; usually mixed seeds
|
|
|
pet-food,
pet food,
petfood food prepared for animal pets
|
|
|
mast a vertical spar for supporting sails
|
|
|
fish meal ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock
|
verbo |
1. |
feed - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
|
|
give |
|
|
famish,
starve die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
|
|
|
eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
|
|
|
cater,
supply,
ply,
provide supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
|
|
|
dine give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"
|
|
|
scavenge remove unwanted substances from
|
|
|
fodder give fodder (to domesticated animals)
|
|
|
swill,
slop drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
|
|
|
regurgitate repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"
|
|
|
corn preserve with salt; "corned beef"
|
|
|
malnourish,
undernourish provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment; "The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished"
|
|
|
overfeed feed excessively
|
|
|
spoonfeed teach without challenging the students; "This professor spoonfeeds his students"
|
|
|
force-feed feed someone who will not or cannot eat
|
|
|
lunch take the midday meal; "At what time are you lunching?"
|
|
|
breakfast eat an early morning meal; "We breakfast at seven"
|
|
|
breastfeed,
give suck,
lactate,
wet-nurse,
suckle,
nurse,
suck give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
|
|
|
bottlefeed feed (infants) with a bottle
|
|
|
inject give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
|
|
|
aliment,
nutrify,
nourish give nourishment to
|
|
|
range let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"
|
|
|
pasture,
graze,
crop scrape gently; "graze the skin"
|
2. |
feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" |
|
|
eat |
|
|
ingest,
consume,
take in,
have,
take engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
|
|
|
forage wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
|
|
|
raven feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies"
|
|
|
suckle suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"
|
|
|
pasture,
browse,
graze,
crop,
range eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
|
3. |
feed - introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" |
|
|
inclose,
stick in,
enclose,
insert,
put in,
introduce surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
|
4. |
feed - serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six" |
|
|
cater,
supply,
ply,
provide supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
|
5. |
feed - feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity" |
|
|
furnish,
supply,
provide,
render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
|
6. |
feed - provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts" |
|
|
cater,
supply,
ply,
provide supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
|
7. |
feed - gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" |
|
|
feast |
|
|
regale,
treat provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
|
8. |
feed - support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" |
|
|
further,
encourage,
boost,
promote,
advance spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
|