Invertext Online Technical Dictionary

feed

transitive verb  

alimentar

Definition 1

Supply with food.

Source: Concise Oxford Dictionary


Context: Beijing still has to feed its population with limited fertile land, scarce water and the threat of climate change.

Source: Financial Times 16/04/2009

Definition 2

Supply machine with material and/or energy.

Source: Invertext, from the Concise Oxford Dictionary


Context: Gas turbines are fed by associated gas from offshore oil fields operated by Shell.

Source: worldbank.org

Appears in the following subjects

Banking