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feed

/fiːd/ noun A1
  1. Food given to (especially herbivorous) non-human animals. (uncountable) · They sell feed, riding helmets, and everything else for horses.
  2. Something supplied continuously. (countable, uncountable) · a satellite feed
  3. The part of a machine that supplies the material to be operated upon. (countable, uncountable) · the paper feed of a printer
  4. The part of a fountain pen that supplies ink to the nib. (countable, uncountable)
  5. The forward motion of the material fed into a machine. (countable, uncountable)
  6. A gathering to eat, especially in large quantities. (countable) · They held a crab feed on the beach.
  7. antichronological sequence of posts or articles from a single source, especially as consumable on a platform other as originally published. (countable, uncountable) · 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.
  8. content intended for consumption by scrolling or swiping, especially as a home page and from multiple publishers followed or algorithmically curated (countable, uncountable)

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“Although, in justice, the people who arrest and imprison you, ought, at least, to feed you.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1078 · C1
As for us, we were three days without anything to eat or drink, so that we began to think of drawing lots who should feed the rest, when we saw La Gironde; we made signals of distress, she perceived us, made for us, and took us all on board.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 337 · C1
I am hungry, feed me; I am bored, amuse me.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 429 · C1
The repast was magnificent; Monte Cristo had endeavored completely to overturn the Parisian ideas, and to feed the curiosity as much as the appetite of his guests.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 665 · C1

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