Verb
1. provide as food;
"Feed the guests the nuts"2. give food to;
"Feed the starving children in India""don't give the child this tough meat"3. feed into; supply;
"Her success feeds her vanity"4. introduce continuously;
"feed carrots into a food processor"5. support or promote;
"His admiration fed her vanity"6. take in food; used of animals only;
"This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat""What do whales eat?"7. serve as food for; be the food for;
"This dish feeds six"8. move along, of liquids;
"Water flowed into the cave""the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"9. profit from in an exploitatory manner;
"He feeds on her insecurity"10. gratify;
"feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"11. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to;
"We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"