feed


feed (http://definr.com/feed)

     n : food for domestic livestock [syn: provender]
     v 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" [syn: grub, give]
        [ant: starve]
     3: feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"
     4: introduce continuously; as into a a machine or processor:
        "feed carrots into a food processor" [syn: feed in]
     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?" [syn: eat]
     7: serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"
     8: profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her
        insecurity" [syn: prey]
     9: gratify; "feed one's eye on a gorgeous view" [syn: feast]
     10: provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; in agriculture
         and gardening; "We should fertilize soil if we want to
         grow healthy plants" [syn: fertilize, fertilise]