- feed something to someone or an animal
- feed something to someone or an animalto give someone or an animal food. •
Don't feed pizza to the baby.
•I fed the leftover turkey to the dog.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
feed something to someone or an animal
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feed — feed1 [ fid ] (past tense and past participle fed [ fed ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 give food to ▸ 2 give supply of something ▸ 3 push something into machine ▸ 4 make a feeling stronger ▸ 5 satisfy a need ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to give food to a person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feed — I UK [fiːd] / US [fɪd] verb Word forms feed : present tense I/you/we/they feed he/she/it feeds present participle feeding past tense fed UK [fed] / US past participle fed *** 1) [transitive] to give food to a person or an animal We ve been… … English dictionary
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