hand-feed

Translations

handfeedverb

hand-feed

handfed
Past Simple
handfed
Past Participle
handfeeding
Gerund
UK
/ˈhændfiːd/
US
/ˈhændfid/
кормить с рук
She likes to handfeed the birds in her garden.
Она любит кормить с рук птиц в своем саду.
Synonyms
feed by hand
provide food

Definitions

handfeedverb
To feed (an animal or person) by hand, often directly placing food into the mouth.
The zookeeper had to handfeed the baby bird until it was strong enough to eat on its own.
To insert or supply materials manually into a machine rather than using an automatic feeder.
Operators must handfeed the sheets into the old printing press.