n. 25B6; verb
a large family to feed : GIVE FOOD TO, provide (food) for, cater for, cook for; suckle, breastfeed, bottle-feed; dated victual.
the baby spends all day feeding : EAT, consume food, have a meal, snack; informal nosh, graze.
too many cows feeding in a small area : GRAZE, browse, crop, pasture.
the birds feed on a varied diet : LIVE ON/OFF, exist on, subsist on, eat, consume.
feeding one's self-esteem : STRENGTHEN, fortify, support, bolster, reinforce, boost, fuel, encourage.
she fed secrets to the Russians : SUPPLY, provide, give, deliver, furnish, issue.
25B6; noun
feed for goats and sheep : FODDER, food, forage, pasturage, herbage, provender; formal comestibles.
(informal) they halted for their feed : MEAL, lunch, dinner, supper; Brit. tea; informal nosh; Brit. informal scoff; formal repast.