feed
noun
food for domestic livestock
Synonymsprovender
verb
provide as food
“Feed the guests the nuts”
give food to
“Feed the starving children in India”
“don't give the child this tough meat”
SynonymsgiveOppositesstarvefeed into; supply
“Her success feeds her vanity”
introduce continuously
“feed carrots into a food processor”
Synonymsfeed insupport or promote
“His admiration fed her vanity”
take in food; used of animals only
“This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat”
“What do whales eat?”
Synonymseatserve as food for; be the food for
“This dish feeds six”
move along, of liquids
“Water flowed into the cave”
“the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi”
profit from in an exploitatory manner
“He feeds on her insecurity”
Synonymspreygratify
“feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view”
Synonymsfeastprovide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
“We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University