Food vs. Feed
Difference Between Food and Feed
Foodnoun
(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
The innkeeper brought them food and drink.Feedverb
(transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
Feed the dog every evening.Foodnoun
(countable) A foodstuff.
Feedverb
(intransitive) To eat usually of animals.
Spiders feed on gnats and flies.Foodnoun
Anything that nourishes or sustains.
The man's inspiring speech gave us food for thought.Mozart and Bach are food for my soul.Feedverb
(transitive) To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.
Feed the fish to the dolphins.Foodnoun
any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue
Feedverb
(transitive) To give to a machine to be processed.
Feed the paper gently into the document shredder.We got interesting results after feeding the computer with the new data.Foodnoun
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment;
food and drinkFeedverb
(figurative) To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).
Foodnoun
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
Feedverb
To supply with something.
Springs feed ponds with water.Feedverb
To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by cattle.
If grain is too forward in autumn, feed it with sheep.Feedverb
To pass to.
Feedverb
To create the environment where another phonological rule can apply; to be applied before another rule.
Nasalization feeds raising.Feedverb
To create the syntactic environment in which another syntactic rule is applied; to be applied before another syntactic rule.
Feedverb
simple past tense and past participle of fee
Feednoun
(uncountable) Food given to (especially herbivorous) animals.
They sell feed, riding helmets, and everything else for horses.Feednoun
Something supplied continuously.
a satellite feedFeednoun
The part of a machine that supplies the material to be operated upon.
the paper feed of a printerFeednoun
(countable) A gathering to eat, especially in quantity
They held a crab feed on the beach.Feednoun
(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.Feednoun
food for domestic livestock
Feedverb
provide as food;
Feed the guests the nutsFeedverb
give food to;
Feed the starving children in Indiadon't give the child this tough meatFeedverb
feed into; supply;
Her success feeds her vanityFeedverb
introduce continuously;
feed carrots into a food processorFeedverb
support or promote;
His admiration fed her vanityFeedverb
take in food; used of animals only;
This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meatWhat do whales eat?Feedverb
serve as food for; be the food for;
This dish feeds sixFeedverb
move along, of liquids;
Water flowed into the cavethe Missouri feeds into the MississippiFeedverb
profit from in an exploitatory manner;
He feeds on her insecurityFeedverb
gratify;
feed one's eyes on a gorgeous viewFeedverb
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to;
We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants
