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feeding
Overview of noun feeding
The noun feeding has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (9) eating, feeding -- (the act of consuming food)
2. (6) feeding, alimentation -- (the act of supplying food and nourishment)
Overview of verb feed
The verb feed has 11 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (47) feed -- (provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts")
2. (15) feed, give -- (give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")
3. (5) feed -- (feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity")
4. (4) feed, feed in -- (introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor")
5. (3) feed -- (support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity")
6. (3) feed, eat -- (take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?")
7. (1) feed -- (serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six")
8. run, flow, feed, course -- (move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi")
9. prey, feed -- (profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity")
10. feed, feast -- (gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view")
11. fertilize, fertilise, feed -- (provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun feeding
2 senses of feeding
Sense 1
eating, feeding
=> consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> organic process, biological process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
feeding, alimentation
=> provision, supply, supplying
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun feeding
2 senses of feeding
Sense 1
eating, feeding
=> mycophagy
=> bite, chomp
=> browse, browsing
=> coprophagy, coprophagia
=> dining
=> engorgement
=> feasting, banqueting
=> geophagy, geophagia, pica
=> graze, grazing
=> lunching
=> repletion, surfeit
=> supping
=> tasting, savoring, savouring, relishing, degustation
=> necrophagia, necrophagy
=> omophagia
=> scatophagy
Sense 2
feeding, alimentation
=> suckling, lactation
=> infant feeding
=> forced feeding, gavage
=> intravenous feeding, IV
=> overfeeding
=> spoonfeeding
=> total parenteral nutrition, TPN, hyperalimentation
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun feeding
2 senses of feeding
Sense 1
eating, feeding
=> consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
Sense 2
feeding, alimentation
=> provision, supply, supplying
Antonyms of noun feeding
Member Holonyms of noun feeding
Substance Holonyms of noun feeding
Part Holonyms of noun feeding
Member Meronyms of noun feeding
Substance Meronyms of noun feeding
Part Meronyms of noun feeding
1 of 2 senses of feeding
Sense 1
eating, feeding
HAS PART: chew, chewing, mastication, manduction
Meronyms of noun feeding
1 of 2 senses of feeding
Sense 1
eating, feeding
HAS PART: chew, chewing, mastication, manduction
Holonyms of noun feeding
Attributes of noun feeding
Derived Forms of noun feeding
2 senses of feeding
Sense 1
eating, feeding
RELATED TO>(verb) feed#6
=> feed, eat
Sense 2
feeding, alimentation
RELATED TO>(verb) feed#1
=> feed
RELATED TO>(verb) feed#2
=> feed, give
Domain of noun feeding
Domain Terms of noun feeding
Familiarity of noun feeding
feeding used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun feeding
2 senses of feeding
Sense 1
eating, feeding
> consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
=> eating, feeding
=> swallow, drink, deglutition
=> sucking, suck, suction
=> drinking, imbibing, imbibition
Sense 2
feeding, alimentation
> provision, supply, supplying
=> irrigation
=> feeding, alimentation
=> fueling, refueling
=> healthcare delivery, health care delivery, care delivery
=> issue, issuing, issuance
=> logistics
=> purveyance
=> stocking
=> subvention
Meronyms of noun feeding
2 senses of feeding
Sense 1
eating, feeding
HAS PART: chew, chewing, mastication, manduction
Holonyms of noun feeding
Grep of noun feeding
breast feeding
demand feeding
feeding
feeding bottle
feeding chair
forced feeding
infant feeding
intravenous feeding
nasogastric feeding
overfeeding
schedule feeding
spoonfeeding
Antonyms of verb feed
1 of 11 senses of feed
Sense 2
feed, give
Antonym of starve (Sense 3)
=>starve, famish
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb feed
11 senses of feed
Sense 1
feed
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 2
feed, give
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 3
feed
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 4
feed, feed in
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> move, displace
Sense 5
feed
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> support, back up
Sense 6
feed, eat
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sense 7
feed
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 8
run, flow, feed, course
=> move
Sense 9
prey, feed
=> exploit, work
=> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sense 10
feed, feast
=> regale, treat
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 11
fertilize, fertilise, feed
=> enrich
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb feed
4 of 11 senses of feed
Sense 2
feed, give
=> dine
=> scavenge
=> fodder
=> slop, swill
=> regurgitate
=> corn
=> undernourish, malnourish
=> overfeed
=> spoonfeed
=> force-feed
=> lunch
=> breakfast
=> breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
=> bottlefeed
=> inject
=> nutrify, aliment, nourish
=> range
=> crop, graze, pasture
Sense 6
feed, eat
=> forage
=> raven
=> suckle
=> crop, browse, graze, range, pasture
Sense 8
run, flow, feed, course
=> flush
=> jet, gush
=> tide, surge
=> circulate
=> eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
=> waste, run off
=> run down
=> pour
=> spill, run out
=> stream, well out
=> trickle, dribble, filter
=> drain, run out
=> seep, ooze
=> gutter
Sense 11
fertilize, fertilise, feed
=> nitrify
=> dung
=> topdress
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb feed
11 senses of feed
Sense 1
feed
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
Sense 2
feed, give
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
Sense 3
feed
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
Sense 4
feed, feed in
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
Sense 5
feed
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
Sense 6
feed, eat
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sense 7
feed
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
Sense 8
run, flow, feed, course
=> move
Sense 9
prey, feed
=> exploit, work
Sense 10
feed, feast
=> regale, treat
Sense 11
fertilize, fertilise, feed
=> enrich
'Cause To' of verb feed
1 of 11 senses of feed
Sense 2
feed, give
=> eat
Derived Forms of verb feed
6 of 11 senses of feed
Sense 1
feed
RELATED TO>(noun) feeding#2
=> feeding, alimentation
Sense 2
feed, give
RELATED TO>(noun) feeder#4
=> self-feeder, feeder
RELATED TO>(noun) feeding#2
=> feeding, alimentation
Sense 3
feed
RELATED TO>(noun) feeder#3
=> feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent
Sense 4
feed, feed in
RELATED TO>(noun) feeder#4
=> self-feeder, feeder
Sense 6
feed, eat
RELATED TO>(noun) feed#1
=> feed, provender
RELATED TO>(noun) feeder#2
=> eater, feeder
RELATED TO>(noun) feeding#1
=> eating, feeding
Sense 7
feed
RELATED TO>(noun) feed#1
=> feed, provender
Domain of verb feed
1 of 11 senses of feed
Sense 11
fertilize, fertilise, feed
TOPIC>(noun) farming#1, agriculture#2, husbandry#1
Domain Terms of verb feed
Familiarity of verb feed
feed used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =11)
Sample Sentences of verb feed
11 senses of feed
Sense 1
feed
EX: They feed the animals
Sense 2
feed, give
EX: They feed the food to the people
EX: They feed the people the food
Sense 3
feed
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
feed, feed in
*> Somebody ----s something PP
*> Somebody ----s something with something
Sense 5
feed
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
feed, eat
EX: The animals feed
Sense 7
feed
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 8
run, flow, feed, course
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 9
prey, feed
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 10
feed, feast
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 11
fertilize, fertilise, feed
EX: They feed the trees
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb feed
11 senses of feed
Sense 1
feed
> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> staff
=> drench
=> regale, treat
=> board
=> feed, give
=> feed
=> serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish
=> cater
=> pander, pimp, procure
=> serve, help
=> power
=> feed
=> gratify, pander, indulge
=> underlay
=> meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
=> horse
=> shower
=> accommodate
=> nourish, nurture, sustain
=> fix up
=> gutter
Sense 2
feed, give
> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> staff
=> drench
=> regale, treat
=> board
=> feed, give
=> feed
=> serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish
=> cater
=> pander, pimp, procure
=> serve, help
=> power
=> feed
=> gratify, pander, indulge
=> underlay
=> meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
=> horse
=> shower
=> accommodate
=> nourish, nurture, sustain
=> fix up
=> gutter
Sense 3
feed
> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> hydrate
=> charge
=> date
=> feed
=> calk
=> fund
=> stint, skimp, scant
=> terrace, terrasse
=> dado
=> innervate
=> offer
=> signalize, signalise
=> extend, offer
=> stock
=> stock, buy in
=> caption
=> tube
=> ticket
=> stock
=> stock
=> rim
=> fret
=> step
=> rail
=> grate
=> capitalize, capitalise
=> alphabetize
=> wharf
=> air-cool, air-condition
=> uniform
=> railroad
=> partner
=> bewhisker, whisker
=> subtitle
=> headline
=> match
=> hobnail
=> wive
=> victual
=> surfeit, cloy
=> heat
=> seat
=> seat
=> ramp
=> arm
=> interleave
=> glass, glaze
=> crenel, crenelate, crenellate
=> causeway
=> canal, canalize, canalise
=> bush
=> brattice
=> furnish
=> slat
=> berth
=> bed
=> computerize, computerise
=> costume
=> bottom
=> rafter
=> tool
=> key
=> fuel
=> provision, purvey
=> yield, give, afford
=> equip, fit, fit out, outfit
=> transistorize, transistorise
=> upholster
=> cleat
=> coal
=> corbel
=> cornice
=> constitutionalize
=> copper-bottom
=> curtain
=> gate
=> index
=> joint, articulate
=> pour
=> pump
=> fuel, fire
=> flood, oversupply, glut
=> toggle
=> patch
=> water
=> leverage
=> tap
=> top
=> reflectorize, reflectorise
=> retrofit
=> border, edge
=> machicolate
=> sanitate
=> hat
=> theme
=> kern
=> shelter
Sense 4
feed, feed in
> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
=> inoculate
=> inset
=> glass
=> catheterize, catheterise
=> cup
=> intersperse, interlard
=> feed, feed in
=> slip
=> foist
=> inject, shoot
Sense 5
feed
> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> connive at, wink at
=> foster, further
=> spur
=> help
=> carry
=> feed
=> contribute, lead, conduce
Sense 6
feed, eat
> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
=> hit
=> cannibalize, cannibalise
=> use, habituate
=> eat
=> eat
=> drink, imbibe
=> drink, booze, fuddle
=> partake, touch
=> feed, eat
=> satiate, sate, replete, fill
=> sample, try, try out, taste
=> take in, sop up, suck in, take up
=> smoke
=> drug, do drugs
=> swallow, get down
=> sup
Sense 7
feed
> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> staff
=> drench
=> regale, treat
=> board
=> feed, give
=> feed
=> serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish
=> cater
=> pander, pimp, procure
=> serve, help
=> power
=> feed
=> gratify, pander, indulge
=> underlay
=> meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
=> horse
=> shower
=> accommodate
=> nourish, nurture, sustain
=> fix up
=> gutter
Sense 8
run, flow, feed, course
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 9
prey, feed
> exploit, work
=> make hay
=> play
=> avail, help
=> prey, feed
=> use
Sense 10
feed, feast
> regale, treat
=> wine
=> alcoholize
=> feed, feast
Sense 11
fertilize, fertilise, feed
> enrich
=> round out, fill out
=> choke, throttle
=> fertilize, fertilise, feed
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb feed
Sense 1
feed
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
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Sense 2
feed, give
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
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Sense 3
feed
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
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Sense 4
feed, feed in
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
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Sense 5
feed
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
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Sense 6
feed, eat
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
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Sense 7
feed
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
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Sense 8
run, flow, feed, course
=> move
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Sense 9
prey, feed
=> exploit, work
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Sense 10
feed, feast
=> regale, treat
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Sense 11
fertilize, fertilise, feed
=> enrich
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Grep of verb feed
bottle-feed
bottlefeed
breastfeed
feed
feed back
feed in
feed on
feed upon
force-feed
overfeed
spoonfeed
Grep of adj feeding
bottom-feeding
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