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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To compel to ingest food; feed forcibly, especially by mechanical means.
  • transitive verb To force to assimilate.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a method of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings.
  • transitive verb to feed (someone) against his will, as during a hunger strike.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To force a person to ingest food, often using a tube passed into the stomach.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
  • verb feed someone who will not or cannot eat

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