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  • 1feed somebody up — ˌfeed sbˈup derived (BrE) to give a lot of food to sb to make them fatter or stronger Main entry: ↑feedderived …

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  • 2feed — feed1 W2S1 [fi:d] v past tense and past participle fed [fed] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give food)¦ 2¦(plant)¦ 3¦(animal/baby)¦ 4 well fed/under fed/poorly fed 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(supply something)¦ 7¦(put something into something)¦ 8¦(increase emotion)¦ …

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  • 3feed through (to somebody) — ˌfeed ˈthrough (to sb/sth) derived to reach sb/sth after going through a process or system • It will take time for the higher rates to feed through to investors. Main entry: ↑feedderived …

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  • 4feed something back to somebody — ˌfeed (sth)ˈback (to sb) derived to give information or opinions about sth, especially so that it can be improved • Test results will be fed back to the schools. Main entry: ↑feedderived …

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  • 5feed back to somebody — ˌfeed (sth)ˈback (to sb) derived to give information or opinions about sth, especially so that it can be improved • Test results will be fed back to the schools. Main entry: ↑feedderived …

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  • 6feed in — verb introduce continuously feed carrots into a food processor • Syn: ↑feed • Derivationally related forms: ↑feeder (for: ↑feed) • Hypernyms: ↑insert …

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  • 7somebody — some|bod|y [ sʌmbədi, sʌm,badi ] pronoun *** someone: Somebody called while you were out. somebody else: When things go wrong, you always say it s somebody else s fault. or somebody (=or someone similar): You could always ask Marie or somebody to …

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  • 8somebody */*/*/ — UK [ˈsʌmbədɪ] / US [ˈsʌmbədɪ, ˈsʌmˌbɑdɪ] pronoun someone Somebody phoned while you were out. somebody else: When things go wrong, you always say it s somebody else s fault. or somebody (= or someone similar): You could always ask Marie or… …

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  • 9feed back — verb 1. submit (information) again to a program or automatic system (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑resubmit • Derivationally related forms: ↑feedback • Hypernyms: ↑render, ↑ret …

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  • 10feed on — verb be sustained by (Freq. 2) He fed on the great ideas of her mentor • Syn: ↑feed upon • Hypernyms: ↑meet, ↑satisfy, ↑fill, ↑fulfill, ↑fulfil …

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