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Feed Definition: Give Food, Supply Power or Data (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：give food to (feed)

feed 🔊

/fiːd/

To give food to a person or animal so they can eat.

give food to 🔊

➕

/ɡɪv fuːd tuː/

To provide nourishment to someone or something, typically by offering food for consumption.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'fēdan' meaning 'to nourish'; related to 'food'.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a mother bird placing a worm into a chick's open beak – that action is 'feed', whether for food or energy.

📖 Example

Every morning, my mom feeds my little brother a bowl of warm porridge. 🔊 Every morning, my mom feeds my little brother a bowl of warm porridge.

🔗 Collocations

feed the baby – Give milk or solid food to an infant

feed a pet – Provide food for a domestic animal

feed the family – Supply food for all household members

🔄 Synonyms

nourish (v.) – To provide the substances needed for growth and health

provide for (phrasal v.) – To supply someone with the things they need, especially food

sustain (v.) – To keep someone alive or healthy by giving them food

🚫 Antonyms

starve (v.) – To deprive of food or cause to suffer from hunger

deprive (v.) – To take away or withhold something necessary, especially food

withhold food (phrasal v.) – To deliberately not give food to someone

🌱 Derivatives

feeder (n.) – A person or thing that feeds, or a device that supplies food

feeding (n.) – The act of giving food to someone or something

overfeed (v.) – To give too much food to

📖 Cultural Story

Originally from Proto-Germanic '*fōdjaną'. In modern English, 'feed' also describes digital content streams (e.g., news feed), extending the concept of continuous supply.

Meaning 2：supply power or data to (feed)

feed 🔊

/fiːd/

To supply something that is needed for a machine or system to work properly.

Feed data via USB cable into laptop port

supply power or data to 🔊

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/səˈplaɪ ˈpaʊər ɔːr ˈdeɪtə tuː/

To provide a necessary input (such as electricity, data, or fuel) to a device or system to keep it operating.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

This solar panel feeds clean energy directly into the home's battery. 🔊 This solar panel feeds clean energy directly into the home's battery.

🔗 Collocations

feed data into – Input information into a computer or system

feed the engine – Supply fuel to a motor for operation

feed the grid – Transfer electricity from a source to the power network

🔄 Synonyms

supply (v.) – To provide something that is needed or wanted

provide (v.) – To give something to someone or make it available

input (v.) – To put data or energy into a system

🚫 Antonyms

drain (v.) – To remove or use up the supply of something

deprive (v.) – To take away or avoid giving something necessary

withhold (v.) – To refuse to give something that is needed

🌱 Derivatives

feeder (n.) – A device or wire that supplies power or signal

feedback (n.) – Information or energy returned to a system as output

overfeed (v.) – To supply too much input to a system