feed
To give food to a person or animal.
To provide food to a person, animal, or other living thing.
To give something like information, material, or power without stopping.
To supply something such as information, material, or power in a steady flow.
Food made for animals to eat.
Food specially prepared for animals, especially livestock or pets.
A list that shows new online posts or news as they happen.
A continuous flow of digital content, such as social media updates or news articles, presented in a list or stream.
- Base: feed
- Plural: feed, feeds
- Base: feed
- 3rd Person Singular: feeds
- Present Participle: feeding
- Past: fed
- Past Participle: fed
- Irregular past: fed Verb
- Irregular past participle: fed Verb
bite the hand that feeds you
1Harm someone who helps you
To hurt or be unkind to someone who has helped you.
- He bit the hand that fed him by criticizing his mentor.
- Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
feed into
1Contribute into a process/system
To add or give something directly into a process, system, or situation.
- The results will feed into the final report.
- Local opinions will feed into the planning process.
feed on
1Get energy or satisfaction from something
To get energy, strength, or feelings from something.
- Lions feed on meat in the wild.
- Some people feed on attention from others.
feel like feeding time at the zoo
1Seem noisy and chaotic scene
To seem very noisy and busy, like when animals are fed at a zoo.
- With all the kids shouting, it felt like feeding time at the zoo.
- The cafeteria was so loud it felt like feeding time at the zoo.