"misfeed" meaning in English

See misfeed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈfiːd/ [verb], /ˈmɪsfiːd/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misfeed (verb).wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misfeed (noun).wav [Southern-England] Forms: misfeeds [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *misfeden, from Old English misfēdan; equivalent to mis- + feed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*misfeden}} Middle English *misfeden, {{inh|en|ang|misfēdan}} Old English misfēdan, {{prefix|en|mis|feed}} mis- + feed Head templates: {{en-noun}} misfeed (plural misfeeds)
  1. A fault in a mechanical feed mechanism (in the paper pick-up of a printer, for example). Translations (fault in feed mechanism): virhesyöttö (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-misfeed-en-noun-KBKC0YUB Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 47 53

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈfiːd/ [verb], /ˈmɪsfiːd/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misfeed (verb).wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misfeed (noun).wav [Southern-England] Forms: misfeeds [present, singular, third-person], misfeeding [participle, present], misfed [participle, past], misfed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English *misfeden, from Old English misfēdan; equivalent to mis- + feed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*misfeden}} Middle English *misfeden, {{inh|en|ang|misfēdan}} Old English misfēdan, {{prefix|en|mis|feed}} mis- + feed Head templates: {{en-verb|misfeeds|misfeeding|misfed}} misfeed (third-person singular simple present misfeeds, present participle misfeeding, simple past and past participle misfed)
  1. (transitive) To feed incorrectly, as for example with the wrong foodstuff. Tags: transitive Translations (to feed incorrectly): ruokkia väärin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-misfeed-en-verb-iUd5srgX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 47 53

Inflected forms

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