force feed
force feed
noun
lubrication under pressure, as from a pump, used especially in internal-combustion engines.
Origin:
1915–20
1915–20
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verb (used with object), force-fed, force-feed·ing.
1.
to compel to take food, especially 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-fed a military attitude.
Origin:
1905–10
1905–10
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| force-feed | |
| —vb , -feeds, -feeding, -fed | |
| 1. | to force (a person or animal) to eat or swallow food |
| 2. | to force (someone) to receive opinions, propaganda, etc |
| —n | |
| 3. | a method of lubrication in which a pump forces oil into the bearings of an engine, etc |
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