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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Feed \Feed\ (f[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fed (f[e^]d); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Feeding.] [AS. f[=e]dan, fr. f[=o]da food; akin to
     OS. f[=o]dian, OFries. f[=e]da, f[=o]da, D. voeden, OHG.
     fuottan, Icel. f[ae][eth]a, Sw. f["o]da, Dan. f["o]de.
     [root]75. See Food.]
     1. To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy
        the physical huger of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If thine enemy hunger, feed him.      --Rom. xii.
                                                    20.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Unreasonable creatures feed their young. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To satisfy; gratify or minister to, as any sense, talent,
        taste, or desire.
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              I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
                                                    --Shak.
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              Feeding him with the hope of liberty. --Knolles.
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     3. To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or
        wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill;
        to feed a furnace with coal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen,
        develop, and guard.
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              Thou shalt feed my people Israel.     --2 Sam. v. 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed. --B.
                                                    Cornwall.
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     5. To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by
        cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it
        with sheep.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Once in three years feed your mowing lands.
                                                    --Mortimer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for
        consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed
        water to a steam boiler.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Mach.)
        (a) To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a
            machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.
        (b) To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in
            wood and metal working machines, so that the work
            moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work).
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Feeding \Feed"ing\, n.
     1. the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process
        of fattening.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is eaten; food.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That which furnishes or affords food, especially for
        animals; pasture land.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Feeding bottle. See under Bottle.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Feed \Feed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Feeding.] [AS. f?dan, fr. f?da food; akin to C?. f?dian,
     OFries f?da, f?da, D. voeden, OHG. fuottan, Icel. f[ae]?a,
     Sw. f["o]da, Dan. f["o]de. ? 75. See Food.]
     1. To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy
        the physical huger of.
  
              If thine enemy hunger, feed him.      --Rom. xii.
                                                    20.
  
              Unreasonable reatures feed their young. --Shak.
  
     2. To satisfy; grafity or minister to, as any sense, talent,
        taste, or desire.
  
              I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              Feeding him with the hope of liberty. --Knolles.
  
     3. To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or
        wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill;
        to feed a furnace with coal.
  
     4. To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen,
        develop, and guard.
  
              Thou shalt feed people Israel.        --2 Sam. v. 2.
  
              Mightiest powers by deepest calms are feed. --B.
                                                    Cornwall.
  
     5. To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by
        cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it
        with sheep.
  
              Once in three years feed your mowing lands.
                                                    --Mortimer.
  
     6. To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for
        consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed
        water to a steam boiler.
  
     7. (Mach.)
        (a) To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a
            machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.
        (b) To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in
            wood and metal working machines, so that the work
            moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Feeding \Feed"ing\, n.
     1. the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process
        of fattening.
  
     2. That which is eaten; food.
  
     3. That which furnishes or affords food, especially for
        animals; pasture land.
  
     Feeding bottle. See under Bottle.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  feeding
       n 1: the act of consuming food [syn: eating]
       2: the act of supplying food and nourishment [syn: alimentation]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  feeding
     Αγγλικά n.
     η τροφοδοσία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  feeding
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act or process of giving (l en food#Noun).
     2 (lb en countable) An instance or session of giving food.
     vb.
     (present participle of en feed nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  feeding
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act or process of giving (l en food#Noun).
     2 (lb en countable) An instance or session of giving food.
     vb.
     (present participle of en feed nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  feeding
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act or process of giving (l en food#Noun).
     2 (lb en countable) An instance or session of giving food.
     vb.
     (present participle of en feed nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  feeding
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act or process of giving (l en food#Noun).
     2 (lb en countable) An instance or session of giving food.
     vb.
     (present participle of en feed nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  feeding
     Englanti n.
     1 syöttäminen
     2 (''tekniikka'') syöttö, syöttäminen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f eed ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  feeding
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en feed ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb feed)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  الإطعام

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  feeding //ˈfiːdɪŋ// 
  хранене
  an instance of eating

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/ 
  podávací

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/ 
  stravování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/ 
  podávání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/ 
  plnící

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/ 
  napájení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/ 
  napájecí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/ 
  krmení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  přívod

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  Bewirtung 
     Synonyms: catering, service, provision of food and drink
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  Ernährung 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  Fütterung , Abfütterung 
   see: feedings
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  Verfütterung 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  Verköstigung 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  Zuführen , Zuführung , Zufuhr , Beschicken , Beschickung , Speisung , Aufgeben  [techn.]
           Note: von/mit Material
     Synonym: charging
  
   see: gravity feeding, gravity process, gob feeding, gob process
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  Zuführung , Vorschub  [mach.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  Zuführung , Speisung 
           Note: Wasserbau
     Synonym: delivery
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  bewirtend
     Synonym: serving
  
   see: feed, serve sth., fed, served
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  fütternd, abfütternd, verpflegend
   see: feed, fed, plump, unfed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  nährend, Nahrung zuführend
     Synonym: nourishing
  
   see: feed sb., nourish sb., fed, nourished
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  nährend, fördernd, vorantreibend
     Synonym: nourishing
  
   see: feed sth., nourish sth., fed, nourished, nourish the illusion that …, nourish hopes of …, nourish sb.'s talent
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  verpflegend, versorgend
     Synonym: supplying with rations
  
   see: feed, supply with rations, fed, supplied with rations, feeds, fed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  zuführend, nachführend, einspeisend, speisend
   see: feed sth., fed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  
  τάισμα

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  Hranidba

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  feeding /fˈiːdɪŋ/
  1. etetés
  2. elôtolás
  3. táplálás
  4. zabálás
  5. élelmezés
  6. evés
  7. táplálkozás
  8. takarmányozás

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈfidɪŋ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 饲养,吃,输送;
  a. 逐渐强烈的,供给饲料的,摄取食物的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 饲养,吃,输送
     a. 逐渐强烈的,供给饲料的,摄取食物的

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