transitive verb fed, feeding
- to give food to; provide food for
- to provide as food: to feed oats to horses
- to serve as food for
- to provide something necessary for the growth, development, or existence of; nourish; sustain: to feed one's anger
- to provide (material to be used up, processed, etc.): to feed coal into a stove
- to provide with material: feed the stove
- to provide satisfaction for; gratify: to feed one's vanity
- Sports to pass (the ball, puck, etc.) to (a teammate intending to make a shot, try for a goal, etc.)
- Theater to supply (an actor) with (cue lines)