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feed

201 3.4
A list of new posts and updates you see on a website or app
  • noun
  • /fiːd/
  • Texting
translation icon : feed
  • I love scrolling through my Instagram feed to see what my friends are up to.
  • RSS feed
  • news feed
  • feed reader

So now what if you're constructing a feed for a person, right?

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Examples

  • So we've decided to bring the show to her via a live feed.

  • You can scroll through the news feed much faster.

  • But for right now for this feed, it is global.

  • I am on that feed daily for sure.

  • And that space in his and her Facebook feed is only one space.

  • The service will print your Twitter feed and mail it.

  • Your Instagram feed says otherwise.

  • And our social media feeds are doing that for us.

  • We have a feed coming in from Washington, D.C.

  • I'm seeing that half the people on my feed have the new Instagram layout.

Synonyms

newsfeed
vsfeed
  • Texting
6 3.5

A list of new posts and stories on a website or app that updates all the time

is broader, covering posts, images, and other digital content not only news
stream of news
vsfeed
  • Literature
1 2.8

A constant flow of news on phones and websites

is focused on digital lists in apps and includes posts and images

Idioms

1 8.3

To reply to someone online who tries to start arguments, making them continue

9.9

To say lies or nonsense to trick someone

off one's feed
  • Informal
9.9

Feeling unwell and not wanting to eat or do usual things

off one's feed
  • Texting
9.9

Not checking social media feeds or posts for a time

Compounds

feed grain
  • Specialized
1 3.3

Seeds of crops like corn or barley that farmers grow to feed animals

1 2.8

Food given to chickens, usually dry mash

chicken feed
  • Informal
1 6.8

A very small amount of money that is not important

corn gluten feed
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A coarse food for farm animals like cattle made from parts left after making corn products

1.4

Food for birds, usually a mix of seeds and grains

creep feed
  • Specialized
6.8

Special food given to young animals like piglets or calves that adults cannot reach

drip feed
  • Specialized
4.6

A way of giving liquid into a vein one drop at a time

feed steamer
  • Archaic
9.9

A machine that uses steam to soften and warm animal feed before giving it to animals

feed bunk
  • Jargon
6.3

A long raised container that holds food for cows

A system that uses a pump to push oil under pressure into an engine's moving parts

line feed
  • Specialized
6.3

A character that moves text to the start of the next line

A part that automatically pushes sheets of paper into a printer

pressure feed
  • Specialized
5.4

A system that uses a pump to push oil to engine bearings

A system where a pump pushes oil under pressure to engine bearings to stop metal parts rubbing

How Current

livestream
  • Texting
3 3.5
stream
  • Texting
95 3.2
feed
  • Texting
201 3.4
to archive
30 3.9

Surface Forms

feed singular
feeds plural

Etymology

The modern noun feed (as on social media) uses the old idea 'to supply', so think of it as a steady stream that 'feeds' you new posts or updates.