| VERB | consumption | feed | provide as food |
|---|---|---|---|
| consumption | feed, give | give food to | |
| consumption | feed | feed into | |
| change | feed, feed in | introduce continuously | |
| social | feed | support / support or promote | |
| consumption | feed, eat | take in food | |
| consumption | feed | serve as food for | |
| motion | feed, run, flow, course | move along, of liquids / liquids | |
| consumption | feed, prey | profit from in an exploitatory manner | |
| consumption | feed, feast | gratify | |
| change | feed, fertilize, fertilise | provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to | |
| NOUN | food | feed, provender | food for domestic livestock |
| Sounds | fiy'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... | |
| Meaning | Provide as food. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | They feed the animals | |
| Example | "Feed the guests the nuts" | |
| Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater | Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
| Spanish | alimentar, nutrir, sustentar | |
| Catalan | alimentar, nodrir, sustentar | |
| Nouns | feeding | the act of supplying food and nourishment |
| Meaning | feed into; supply. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Her success feeds her vanity" | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Spanish | alimentar | |
| Catalan | alimentar | |
| Nouns | feeder | a branch that flows into the main stream |
| Meaning | introduce continuously. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Example | "feed carrots into a food processor" | |
| Synonym | feed in | |
| Broader | insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce | introduce |
| Spanish | alimentar, introducir | |
| Catalan | alimentar | |
| Nouns | feeder | a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material |
| Meaning | support / support or promote. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | promote, advance, boost, further, encourage | contribute to the progress or growth of |
| Spanish | alimentar | |
| Catalan | alimentar | |
| Meaning | take in food; used of animals only. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Model | The animals feed | |
| Synonym | eat | |
| Narrower | crop, browse, graze, range, pasture | feed as in a meadow or pasture |
| forage | wander and feed | |
| raven | feed greedily | |
| suckle | suck milk from the mother's breasts | |
| Broader | consume, ingest, take in, take, have | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| Similar to | eat | take in solid food |
| Spanish | alimentarse, alimentar, comer, consumir | |
| Catalan | alimentar, consumir, cruspir-se, jalar, menjar-se, menjar | |
| Nouns | feed | food for domestic livestock |
| feeder | someone who consumes food for nourishment | |
| feeding | the act of consuming food | |
| Meaning | Serve as food for; be the food for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This dish feeds six" | |
| Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater | Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
| Spanish | alimentar, nutrir, sustentar | |
| Catalan | alimentar, mantenir, nodrir, sustentar | |
| Nouns | feed | food for domestic livestock |
| Meaning | Move along, of liquids / liquids. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" | |
| Synonyms | run, flow, course | |
| Caused by | flow | Cause to flow |
| flush | Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water | |
| pour | Cause to run | |
| Entailed by | overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over | Flow or run over (a limit or brim) |
| Narrower | circulate | Move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point |
| drain, run out | flow off gradually | |
| eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl | Flow in a circular current, of liquids / liquids | |
| flush | Flow freely | |
| gutter | Flow in small streams | |
| jet, gush | issue in a jet | |
| pour | Flow in a spurt | |
| run down | Move downward | |
| seep, ooze | Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings | |
| spill, run out | Flow, run or fall out and become lost | |
| stream, well out | Flow freely and abundantly | |
| tide, surge | Rise or move forward | |
| trickle, dribble, filter | Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream | |
| waste, run off | run off as waste | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | alimentar, correr, crecer, fluir, manar | |
| Catalan | alimentar, brollar, córrer, créixer, fluir, manar, rajar | |
| Meaning | profit from in an exploitatory manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "He feeds on her insecurity" | |
| Synonym | prey | |
| Broader | exploit, work | Use or manipulate to one's advantage |
| Meaning | gratify. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" | |
| Synonym | feast | |
| Broader | regale, treat | Provide with choice or abundant food or drink |
| Spanish | alimentar, regalarse | |
| Catalan | alimentar-se, banquetejar, mantenir-se, nodrir-se, sustentar-se | |
| Meaning | Provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They feed the trees | |
| Synonyms | fertilize, fertilise | |
| Category | farming, agriculture, husbandry | The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
| Narrower | dung | fertilize or dress with dung |
| nitrify | treat (soil) with nitrates | |
| topdress | scatter manure or fertilizer over (land) | |
| Broader | enrich | make better or improve in quality |
| Spanish | abonar, fertilizar | |
| Catalan | adobar, fertilitzar | |
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