feed
English Thesaurus
1. food for domestic livestock (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | food, nutrient, |
| definition | : | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | blood meal, |
| definition | : | the dried and powdered blood of animals (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | corn gluten feed, |
| definition | : | a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | cattle cake, |
| definition | : | a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | creep feed, |
| definition | : | feed given to young animals isolated in a creep (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | fodder, |
| definition | : | coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | feed grain, |
| definition | : | grain grown for cattle feed (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | ensilage, silage, |
| definition | : | fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | oil cake, |
| definition | : | mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | pigswill, pigwash, slop, slops, swill, |
| definition | : | wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | mash, |
| definition | : | mixture of ground animal feeds (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | cud, rechewed food, |
| definition | : | food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | mast, |
| definition | : | nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | fish meal, |
| definition | : | ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock (noun.substance) |
2. introduce continuously (verb.change)
3. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | enrich, |
| definition | : | make better or improve in quality (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | nitrify, |
| definition | : | treat (soil) with nitrates (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | dung, |
| definition | : | fertilize or dress with dung (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | topdress, |
| definition | : | scatter manure or fertilizer over (land) (verb.change) |
4. give food to (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | cater, ply, provide, supply, |
| definition | : | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | dine, |
| definition | : | give dinner to; host for dinner (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | scavenge, |
| definition | : | feed on carrion or refuse (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | fodder, |
| definition | : | give fodder (to domesticated animals) (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | slop, swill, |
| definition | : | feed pigs (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | regurgitate, |
| definition | : | feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | corn, |
| definition | : | feed (cattle) with corn (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | malnourish, undernourish, |
| definition | : | provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | overfeed, |
| definition | : | feed excessively (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | spoonfeed, |
| definition | : | feed with a spoon (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | force-feed, |
| definition | : | feed someone who will not or cannot eat (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | lunch, |
| definition | : | provide a midday meal for (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | breakfast, |
| definition | : | provide breakfast for (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | bottlefeed, |
| definition | : | feed (infants) with a bottle (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | inject, |
| definition | : | feed intravenously (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | range, |
| definition | : | let eat (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | crop, graze, pasture, |
| definition | : | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow (verb.contact) |
| cause | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
5. take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption)
| hyponym | : | forage, |
| definition | : | wander and feed (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | raven, |
| definition | : | feed greedily (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | suckle, |
| definition | : | suck milk from the mother's breasts (verb.consumption) |
| verb group | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
6. serve as food for; be the food for (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | cater, ply, provide, supply, |
| definition | : | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance (verb.consumption) |
7. feed into; supply (verb.consumption)
8. provide as food (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | cater, ply, provide, supply, |
| definition | : | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance (verb.consumption) |
9. gratify (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | regale, treat, |
| definition | : | provide with choice or abundant food or drink (verb.consumption) |
10. profit from in an exploitatory manner (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | exploit, work, |
| definition | : | use or manipulate to one's advantage (verb.consumption) |
11. move along, of liquids (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | flush, |
| definition | : | flow freely (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | gush, jet, |
| definition | : | issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | surge, tide, |
| definition | : | rise or move forward (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | circulate, |
| definition | : | move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | run off, waste, |
| definition | : | run off as waste (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | run down, |
| definition | : | move downward (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | pour, |
| definition | : | flow in a spurt (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | run out, spill, |
| definition | : | flow, run or fall out and become lost (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | stream, well out, |
| definition | : | flow freely and abundantly (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | dribble, filter, trickle, |
| definition | : | run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | drain, run out, |
| definition | : | flow off gradually (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | ooze, seep, |
| definition | : | pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | gutter, |
| definition | : | flow in small streams (verb.motion) |
12. support or promote (verb.social)
13. food for domestic livestock (noun.food)
| derivation | : | eat, feed, |
| definition | : | take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | feed, |
| definition | : | serve as food for; be the food for (verb.consumption) |
14. introduce continuously (verb.change)
| derivation | : | feeder, self-feeder, |
| definition | : | a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material (noun.artifact) |
15. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to (verb.change)
| derivation | : | fertiliser, fertilizer, plant food, |
| definition | : | any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile (noun.substance) |
16. give food to (verb.consumption)
| antonym | : | famish, starve, |
| definition | : | deprive of food (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | alimentation, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of supplying food and nourishment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | gift, giving, |
| definition | : | the act of giving (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | feeder, self-feeder, |
| definition | : | a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material (noun.artifact) |
17. take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | eating, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of consuming food (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | feed, provender, |
| definition | : | food for domestic livestock (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | eater, feeder, |
| definition | : | someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person) |
18. serve as food for; be the food for (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | feed, provender, |
| definition | : | food for domestic livestock (noun.food) |
19. feed into; supply (verb.consumption)
20. provide as food (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | alimentation, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of supplying food and nourishment (noun.act) |
21. gratify (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | feast, |
| definition | : | something experienced with great delight (noun.event) |
22. profit from in an exploitatory manner (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | fair game, prey, quarry, target, |
| definition | : | a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence (noun.person) |
23. move along, of liquids (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flow, stream, |
| definition | : | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | flow, flowing, |
| definition | : | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | course, trend, |
| definition | : | general line of orientation (noun.location) |
24. food for domestic livestock (noun.food)
| derivation | : | eat, feed, |
| definition | : | take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | feed, |
| definition | : | serve as food for; be the food for (verb.consumption) |
25. introduce continuously (verb.change)
| derivation | : | feeder, self-feeder, |
| definition | : | a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material (noun.artifact) |
26. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to (verb.change)
| derivation | : | fertiliser, fertilizer, plant food, |
| definition | : | any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile (noun.substance) |
27. give food to (verb.consumption)
| antonym | : | famish, starve, |
| definition | : | deprive of food (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | alimentation, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of supplying food and nourishment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | gift, giving, |
| definition | : | the act of giving (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | feeder, self-feeder, |
| definition | : | a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material (noun.artifact) |
28. take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | eating, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of consuming food (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | feed, provender, |
| definition | : | food for domestic livestock (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | eater, feeder, |
| definition | : | someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person) |
29. serve as food for; be the food for (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | feed, provender, |
| definition | : | food for domestic livestock (noun.food) |
30. feed into; supply (verb.consumption)
31. provide as food (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | alimentation, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of supplying food and nourishment (noun.act) |
32. gratify (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | feast, |
| definition | : | something experienced with great delight (noun.event) |
33. profit from in an exploitatory manner (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | fair game, prey, quarry, target, |
| definition | : | a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence (noun.person) |
34. move along, of liquids (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flow, stream, |
| definition | : | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | flow, flowing, |
| definition | : | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | course, trend, |
| definition | : | general line of orientation (noun.location) |
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