feed

Give food to

Feed is the verb and noun associated with food but it has many uses suggesting a continuous stream of input rather than eating.

A news feed is a continuous stream of information from a wire service or on social media.

A feed is also the part of a system that directs inputs to other parts: The paper feeds into the printing press.

To feed means to eat, or to provide food – or if not food, then some other form of usable input: The stories feed the children’s imaginations.

nurture

nourish

Provide sustenance to

  • sustainKeep something going continuously
  • nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
  • suckleFeed at the breast

breastfeed · wean · formula · provide · supply · regurgitate · nurture · support · care · tend

growth

fertilize

Add nutrients to soil

stimulate · fuel · boost · strengthen · encourage · foster · develop · sustain · nourish · water

livestock

hay

Dried feed crop

  • grainCereal plant's harvest unit
  • silageFermented crop fodder
  • pelletsSmall compressed spheres

mash · bran · corn · oats · millet · forage · swill · fishmeal · birdseed · kibble

sustenance

nourishment

Food that sustains life

sustenance · victuals · fare · grub · chow · edibles · foodstuff · groceries · diet · nutrition

broadcast

livestream

Real-time internet broadcast

telecast · transmission · signal · satellite · antenna · airwaves · frequency · buffering · subscribe · channel

social

timeline

Ordered display of events

  • scrollWound document of parchment
  • algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
  • curatedDeliberately selected and organized

newsfeed · posts · updates · notifications · engagement · viral · trending · refresh · personalized · stories

data

input

Data received for processing

  • streamSteady continuous flow
  • updateNew version or information
  • pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube

API · database · real-time · automation · sync · import · parse · aggregate · refresh · query

Categories
Opposites
nourishment provision

feedstarve

Perish from hunger

fast · famish · deprive · abstain · underfeed

information/content flow

feedextract

Concentrated derived substance

pull · drain · withhold · withdraw · remove

resource direction

feeddrain

Channel for wastewater

deplete · deprive · exhaust · sap · impoverish

Phrases
Family

feeding, feedback, feeder, feeds, feeders, overfeed, underfeed, feedlot, feedings

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G