"self-feed" meaning in English

See self-feed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From self- + feed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|feed}} self- + feed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} self-feed (not comparable)
  1. Of a drill or drill bit: designed to pull itself into the material being drilled, for better precision. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-self-feed-en-adj-DAphfMyr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Verb

Forms: self-feeds [present, singular, third-person], self-feeding [participle, present], self-fed [participle, past], self-fed [past]
Etymology: From self- + feed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|feed}} self- + feed Head templates: {{en-verb|~s|~ing|self-fed}} self-feed (third-person singular simple present self-feeds, present participle self-feeding, simple past and past participle self-fed)
  1. To provide rations to animals in bulk so as to permit feeding as wanted.
    Sense id: en-self-feed-en-verb-PfE~v29- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Inflected forms

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