"force feed" meaning in English

See force feed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: force feeds [present, singular, third-person], force feeding [participle, present], force fed [participle, past], force fed [past]
Etymology: From force + feed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|force|feed}} force + feed Head templates: {{en-verb|force feed<,,fed>}} force feed (third-person singular simple present force feeds, present participle force feeding, simple past and past participle force fed)
  1. Alternative form of force-feed Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: force-feed
    Sense id: en-force_feed-en-verb-hsBbT88O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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