Definition of feed

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Feed (n.) The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine; or of producing progressive operation upon any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the work..

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Satiate :: Satiate (v. t.) To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; as, to satiate appetite or sense..
Ant Thrush :: Ant thrush () One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants..
Feed :: Feed (n.) That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep..
Cibation :: Cibation (n.) The process or operation of feeding the contents of the crucible with fresh material.
Overpamper :: Overpamper (v. t.) To pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much.
Sea Duck :: Sea duck () Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe..
Depascent :: Depascent (a.) Feeding.
Feed :: Feed (n.) The water supplied to steam boilers.
Agistment :: Agistment (n.) Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men's cattle in the king's forests..
Feeder :: Feeder (n.) An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon.
Automatical :: Automatical (a.) Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse..
Rhizophagous :: Rhizophagous (a.) Feeding on roots; root-eating.
Union :: Union (n.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection..
Underfeed :: Underfeed (v. t.) To feed with too little food; to supply with an insufficient quantity of food.
Expend :: Expend (v. t.) To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations..
Feeding :: Feeding (n.) the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process of fattening..
Stuffer :: Stuff (v. i.) To feed gluttonously; to cram.
Agistment :: Agistment (n.) The price paid for such feeding.
Injector :: Injector (n.) A contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam boiler by the direct action of the steam upon the water. The water is driven into the boiler by the impulse of a jet of the steam which becomes condensed as soon as it strikes the stream of cold water it impels; -- also called Giffard's injector, from the inventor..
Siphonophora :: Siphonophora (n. pl.) An order of pelagic Hydrozoa including species which form complex free-swimming communities composed of numerous zooids of various kinds, some of which act as floats or as swimming organs, others as feeding or nutritive zooids, and others as reproductive zooids. See Illust. under Physallia, and Porpita..
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