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to underfeed

to underfeed

6.3
To give a machine less material than it needs
  • verb
  • /ˌʌndərˈfiːd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subalimentar
  • Continuous underfeeding of raw materials can slow down the entire production process.

Examples

  • The technician realized he had accidentally underfed the fuel to the engine.

  • The factory underfeeds the assembly line.

  • If you underfeed the machine, it may stop working properly.

  • Don't underfeed!

  • If you underfeed the machine, it may stop working properly.

  • The technician realized he had accidentally underfed the fuel to the engine.

  • Continuous underfeeding of raw materials can slow down the entire production process.

Synonyms

to understock
vsto underfeed
1 7.4

To give a shop less stock than it needs

is about supplying too little material to machinery or processes not stock levels
to undersupply
vsto underfeed
5.3

To give less of something than people need

applies when less material goes into a machine or process
to underfill
vsto underfeed
6.5

To put less filling into something than required

applies to feeding machines or systems rather than to filling containers

How Much Material

to overfeed
1 3.5
to feed
726 1.8
to underfeed
  • Specialized
6.3
to starve
65 3.5

Surface Forms

underfeed infinitive
underfed past
underfed past participle
underfeeding present participle
underfeeds third person singular

Morphology

underfeed = feed (transparent) = under + feed

The verb is the productive combination 'under-' (insufficient) + 'feed' (supply), directly meaning to supply less than required.

Etymology

Underfeed uses the parts under ('not enough') and feed ('to supply'), which you can see when you 'feed' a machine. So to underfeed a machine or process is to give it less material than it needs.