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to feed

to feed

8 2.5
To flow into another river, lake, or sea
  • verb
  • /fiːd/
: desembocar en
  • OK, the Dead Sea is also fed by the Jordan River.
  • feed into a river
  • feed into a stream
  • fed by a spring

Poetry is the fresh stream that feeds the lake of language.

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Examples

  • The Susquehanna is of particular interest because it eventually feeds into the Chesapeake Bay.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The 50-degree water is more mud than liquid, fed by ten major tributaries.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • So it was fed by air, which helps create a draft.

  • All the wells from this town feed from the same stream.

    Lycan Colony (2006)

  • Lake #5 is the smallest lake used for swimming and is fed by two water wells.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The port allows a small stream of mixed liquor to continuously feed into the settling ditch.

    Academic text (2000)

  • In the Upper San Pedro Basin, the river is fed in part by a vast aquifer.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Its oil refineries, located farther to the east, are fed by pipelines from Siberia.

    Academic text (1998)

  • From their milky appearance, I could tell which rivers were fed by runoff from the glaciers.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The lagoon feeds directly into the Gulf of Mexico.

Synonyms

to flow
vsto feed
364 1.0

To move steadily in a stream like a liquid or gas

empties into another body of water rather than just moving continuously
to run
vsto feed
353 2.7

To let color or liquid spread and make marks

empties into another body of water instead of merely moving or spreading
to course
vsto feed
32 4.8

To move or flow steadily and smoothly through a place

empties into another body of water rather than moving smoothly without destination

Antonyms

to divert
105 4.2

To cause something like traffic or a river to go a different way

Idioms

to feed the troll
  • Slang
2 8.3

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

feed me that bullplop
  • Offensive
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

Phrasal Verbs

to feed on
101 2.9

To eat something or get strength and ideas from it

to feed off
49 3.7

To take energy from something, like food or attention

to feed into
43 4.1

To give information or ideas that change something

to force-feed
  • Offensive
21 6.5

To make someone eat by using physical strength when they refuse

to feed back
8 3.6

To give comments or information about something to the people involved

to feed in
  • Specialized
8 3.8

To keep putting something into a machine or system so it can work

to feed the fire
6 4.8

To put extra fuel on a fire or make a disagreement worse

to feed off each other
5 5.1

To get energy or ideas from each other's actions

to feed the duck
4 1.0

To give food to ducks at a park or pond for fun

to feed the meter
4 3.2

To put money into a parking meter to pay for parking

to feed upon
4 6.0

To get ideas or energy from something to help your work

to drip feed
1 4.9

To give news or information slowly in small amounts to influence what people think

to drip-feed
1 6.1

To give information or supplies slowly in small amounts over time

to feed back
  • Specialized
1 3.5

To send data again to a computer program for more analysis

Compounds

chicken feed
4 2.8

Food given to chickens, usually dry mash

chicken feed
  • Informal
4 6.8

A very small amount of money that is not important

feed grain
  • Specialized
1 3.3

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

bird feed
1 1.4

Food for birds, usually a mix of seeds and grains

corn gluten feed
  • Specialized
1 4.5

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

line feed
  • Specialized
1 6.3

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

drip feed
  • Specialized
1 4.6

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

feed bunk
  • Jargon
1 6.3

A long raised container that holds food for cows

paper feed
1 4.1

A part that automatically pushes sheets of paper into a printer

pressure feed
  • Specialized
1 5.4

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

creep feed
  • Specialized
6.8

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

feed steamer
  • Archaic
9.9

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

force-feed lubricating system
  • Specialized
6.5

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

pressure-feed lubricating system
  • Specialized
7.8

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

How Much

to gush
27 3.2
to pour
788 1.0
to feed
8 2.5
to flow
364 1.0
to trickle
81 3.4

Surface Forms

feed infinitive
feeding present participle
feeds third person singular
fed past
fed past participle

Etymology

The word feed is used for rivers because a river 'feeds' a lake by giving it water, which is the same idea as giving food or supply.