feeding

transitive verb fed, feeding

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

intransitive verb

1. to eat: said chiefly of animals
2. to flow steadily, as into a machine for use, processing, etc.

noun

1. 1. food given to animals; fodder
   2. the amount of fodder given at one time
2. 1. the material fed into a machine
   2. the part of the machine supplying this material
   3. the supplying of this material
3. Informal a meal
4. Radio, TV a transmission by satellite, land lines, etc., as that sent by a network to individual stations for broadcast