"prefeed" meaning in All languages combined

See prefeed on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From pre- + feed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|feed}} pre- + feed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prefeed (not comparable)
  1. Prior to feeding. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: prefeeding
    Sense id: en-prefeed-en-adj-gsKoO4Aa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 44 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 51 43 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 42 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 0

Noun [English]

Etymology: From pre- + feed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|feed}} pre- + feed Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} prefeed (uncountable)
  1. Feed provided prior to some other operation (typically baiting). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-prefeed-en-noun-KZJO-Oyf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 51 43 6

Verb [English]

Forms: prefeeds [present, singular, third-person], prefeeding [participle, present], prefed [participle, past], prefed [past]
Etymology: From pre- + feed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|feed}} pre- + feed Head templates: {{en-verb|||prefed}} prefeed (third-person singular simple present prefeeds, present participle prefeeding, simple past and past participle prefed)
  1. (transitive) To feed material into a machine, etc. in preparation for some process. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prefeed-en-verb-NSU6Czfi

Inflected forms

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