Word

feed, v.
(fed, feeding, feeds)
freq. cnt. 78

provide as food
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 47 freq. cnt.: 47

feed

sample sentences

"Feed the guests the nuts"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the animals

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeding

semantic pointers

hypernym

provide, cater, supply, ply

give food to
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 4

feed give

sample sentences

"Feed the starving children in India"
"don't give the child this tough meat"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeding feeder

antonym

starve

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

giving

semantic pointers

hyponym

dine scavenge fodder slop, swill regurgitate corn undernourish, malnourish overfeed spoonfeed force-feed lunch breakfast breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck bottlefeed inject nourish, nutrify, aliment range crop, graze, pasture

cause

eat

hypernym

provide, cater, supply, ply

feed into; supply
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

feed

sample sentences

"Her success feeds her vanity"

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeder

semantic pointers

hypernym

provide, supply, furnish, render

introduce continuously
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

feed feed in

sample sentences

"feed carrots into a food processor"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeder

semantic pointers

hypernym

introduce, put in, insert, stick in, enclose, inclose

take in food; used of animals only
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

eat feed

sample sentences

"This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"
"What do whales eat?"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The animals %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The animals %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

eating

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeding feed feeder

semantic pointers

hypernym

have, take, consume, ingest, take in

verb group

eat

hyponym

forage raven suckle graze, crop, browse, range, pasture

support or promote
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

feed

sample sentences

"His admiration fed her vanity"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

encourage, promote, advance, further, boost

serve as food for; be the food for
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

feed

sample sentences

"This dish feeds six"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feed

semantic pointers

hypernym

provide, cater, supply, ply

provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

feed fertilise fertilize

sample sentences

"We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the trees

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the trees

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fertilization fertilizer

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

farming, agriculture, husbandry

hypernym

enrich

hyponym

nitrify dung topdress

gratify
<verb.consumption>

feast feed

sample sentences

"feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feast

semantic pointers

hypernym

regale, treat

profit from in an exploitatory manner
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

feed prey

sample sentences

"He feeds on her insecurity"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

prey

semantic pointers

hypernym

exploit, work

move along, of liquids
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9

course feed flow run

sample sentences

"Water flowed into the cave"
"the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Water and oil %s into the bowl

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Water and oil %s into the bowl

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flow flowing flow flow

also see

flow from

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

run run

also see

run over

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

course

semantic pointers

hyponym

flush jet, gush surge, tide circulate swirl, purl, eddy, whirl, whirlpool waste, run off run down pour spill, run out stream, well out dribble, trickle, filter run out, drain seep, ooze gutter

hypernym

move