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feed

/fiːd/
Plural:feeds
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Past Simple:fed
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Past Participle:fed
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Present Participle:feeding
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• noun

1

A continuous stream of data, information, or content provided to a user or system (especially in computing and social media).

Example

"I spent the morning scrolling through my social media feed to catch up on the news."


2

Food given to animals, especially livestock or poultry.

Example

"The farmer unloaded fifty bags of chicken feed into the barn."


3

A mechanism, pipe, or channel for supplying material or power to a machine.

Example

"The printer stopped working because the paper feed was jammed."

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• verb

1

To give food to a person, animal, or group.

Example

"She went out to the barn to feed the horses before sunrise."


2

To supply a machine, system, or process with material, power, or information to keep it operating.

Example

"The sensors constantly feed real-time data back to the central server."


3

To consume food or take nourishment (especially of animals).

Example

"The cattle generally feed on the lush green grass during the spring months."

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Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English 'fēdan' meaning 'to nourish, give food to', of Germanic origin; related to the word 'food'.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Feed. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/feed
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