English Dictionary

feed

/ˈfiːd/

noun

(uncountable) Food given to; (especially herbivorous) non-human animals. / Something supplied continuously. / The part of a machine, that supplies the material to be operated upon.

I need to buy some feed for my chickens.

意味（1）

(uncountable) Food given to; (especially herbivorous) non-human animals.

They sell feed, riding helmets, and everything else for horses.

意味（2）

Something supplied continuously.

a satellite feed

意味（3）

The part of a machine, that supplies the material to be operated upon.

the paper feed of a printer

意味（4）

The forward motion of the material fed into a machine.

意味（5）

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, countable) A meal.

One proposed going to Hungerford-market to do a feed on decayed shrimps or other offal laying about the market; another proposed going to Covent-garden to do a 'tightener' of rotten oranges, to which I was humorously invited; […]

意味（6）

(countable) A gathering to eat, especially in large quantities. Synonyms: feast

They held a crab feed on the beach.

意味（7）

(Internet) 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.

意味（8）

A straight man who delivers lines to the comedian during a performance.

Don Ward is often described as a former comic, having some experience in this area as a young man, acting as a feed for the comic actor David Lodge at Parkins Holiday Camp in Jersey […]