tube-feed
21drip-feed — I UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms drip feed : present tense I/you/we/they drip feed he/she/it drip feeds present participle drip feeding past tense drip fed past participle drip fed 1) medical to give food or medicine to someone who is ill… …
22drip-feed — /ˈdrɪp fid/ (say drip feed) noun 1. a supply of a liquid delivered drop by drop. 2. a. a tube which supplies blood, plasma, saline or sugar solutions, usually intravenously, to a patient. b. the substance thus administered. 3. a supply of… …
23drip-feed — drip ,feed1 verb transitive 1. ) MEDICAL to give food or medicine to someone who is ill through a special piece of equipment with a tube that goes into their body 2. ) to give something to someone slowly, little by little drip feed drip ,feed 2… …
24force-feed — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms force feed : present tense I/you/we/they force feed he/she/it force feeds present participle force feeding past tense force fed past participle force fed 1) to force food or drink down a person s or animal s… …
25force-feed — ☆ force feed [fôrs′fēd΄ ] vt. force fed, force feeding to feed by force, esp. by means of a tube passing down the throat to the stomach …
26sight-feed — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : of or belonging to a feed pipe fitting, device, or system arranged so that the flowing liquid may be observed through a transparent section of a tube or wall sight feed oil cup …
27Sap tube — Sap Sap, n. [AS. s[ae]p; akin to OHG. saf, G. saft, Icel. safi; of uncertain origin; possibly akin to L. sapere to taste, to be wise, sapa must or new wine boiled thick. Cf. {Sapid}, {Sapient}.] 1. The juice of plants of any kind, especially the… …
28force-feed — /fawrs feed , fohrs /, v.t., force fed, force feeding. 1. to compel to take food, esp. by means of a tube inserted into the throat: They force fed the prisoners in the hunger strike. 2. to compel to absorb or assimilate: The recruits were force… …
29force-feed — force ,feed verb transitive 1. ) to force food or drink down a person s or animal s throat, usually with a tube 2. ) to force someone to learn information or accept opinions: As children we were force fed religion …
30pine-tube moth — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a moth (Argyrotaenia pinatubana) with larvae that feed within a tube of pine needles webbed together …
