feed

/ˈfiːd/

noun

1
Food given to (especially herbivorous) animals.
“They sell feed, riding helmets, and everything else for horses.”
2
Something supplied continuously.
“a satellite feed”
3
The part of a machine that supplies the material to be operated upon.
“the paper feed of a printer”
4
The forward motion of the material fed into a machine.
5
A meal.
6
A gathering to eat, especially in quantity.
“They held a crab feed on the beach.”
7
Encapsulated online content, such as news or a blog, that can be subscribed to.
“I've subscribed to the feeds of my favourite blogs, so I can find out when new posts are added without having to visit those sites.”

1
(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
“Feed the dog every evening.”
2
To eat (usually of animals).
“Spiders feed on gnats and flies.”
3
To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.
“Feed the fish to the dolphins.”
4
To give to a machine to be processed.
“Feed the paper gently into the document shredder.”
5
To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).
6
To supply with something.
“Springs feed ponds with water.”
7
To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by cattle.
“If grain is too forward in autumn, feed it with sheep.”
8
To pass to.
9
(of a phonological rule) To create the environment where another phonological rule can apply; to be applied before another rule.
“Nasalization feeds raising.”
10
(of a syntactic rule) To create the syntactic environment in which another syntactic rule is applied; to be applied before another syntactic rule.

1
To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe.

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