"freefeed" meaning in English

See freefeed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: freefeeds [present, singular, third-person], freefeeding [participle, present], freefed [participle, past], freefed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|freefeeds|freefeeding|freefed}} freefeed (third-person singular simple present freefeeds, present participle freefeeding, simple past and past participle freefed)
  1. Alternative form of free-feed Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: free-feed
    Sense id: en-freefeed-en-verb-Z7FZr251 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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