feeding 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of consuming food
Synonyms
- eating 1
the act of consuming food
Hypernym
consumption 1
noun
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
Part_meronym
chew 2
noun
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
EnglishDerivationally related form
feed 6
verb
take in food; used of animals only
Hyponym
mycophagy 1
noun
the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild)
bite 8
noun
the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
browse 3
noun
the act of feeding by continual nibbling
coprophagy 1
noun
eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity
dining 1
noun
the act of eating dinner
Part_holonym
chew 2
noun
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
