feeding

Meanings

Plural: feedings

Noun

• the act of consuming food
• the act of supplying food and nourishment
• The act or process of giving food.
• An instance or session of giving food.
• The act or process of eating.
• An instance or session of eating.
• That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder.
• That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals.
• The loading of material into a machine that will process it.

Verb

• provide as food
• give food to
• feed into; supply
• introduce continuously
• support or promote
• take in food; used of animals only
• serve as food for; be the food for
• move along, of liquids
• profit from in an exploitatory manner
• gratify
• provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
• present participle and gerund of feed

Synonyms

alimentation, course, eat, eating, feast, feed, feed in, fertilise, fertilize, flow, give, prey, run

Antonyms

starve