force feed


noun
  1. lubrication under pressure, as from a pump, used especially in internal-combustion engines.

Origin of force feed

1
First recorded in 1915–20

Other definitions for force-feed (2 of 2)

force-feed
[ fawrs-feed, fohrs- ]

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 of force-feed

2
First recorded in 1905–10

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British Dictionary definitions for force-feed

force-feed

verb-feeds, -feeding or -fed (tr)
  1. to force (a person or animal) to eat or swallow food

  2. to force (someone) to receive opinions, propaganda, etc

nounforce feed
  1. a method of lubrication in which a pump forces oil into the bearings of an engine, etc

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