FORCE-FEED


Meaning of FORCE-FEED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

( force-fed or forced-fed ; force-fed or forced-fed ; force-feeding or forced-feeding ; force-feeds )

Etymology: force feed

1. : to feed (as an animal) by forcible administration of food

necessary to force-feed the young birds by pushing food well back in the throat

2. : to cause to take in or to expand vigorously

the cities never became swollen until after the Civil War, which force-fed urban industry — Times Literary Supplement

forced-fed on propaganda, people turn from it with loathing — Eric Johnston

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.