"underfeed" meaning in English

See underfeed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: underfeeds [present, singular, third-person], underfeeding [participle, present], underfed [participle, past], underfed [past]
Rhymes: -iːd Etymology: under- + feed Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|feed}} under- + feed Head templates: {{en-verb|underfeeds|underfeeding|underfed}} underfeed (third-person singular simple present underfeeds, present participle underfeeding, simple past and past participle underfed)
  1. To feed inadequately or insufficiently. Translations (to feed insufficiently): недохранвам (nedohranvam) (Bulgarian), sous-alimenter (French), unterernähren (German), unterfüttern (english: baby, animal) [usually] (German), głodzić [imperfective] (Polish), zagładzać [imperfective] (Polish), zagłodzić [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-underfeed-en-verb-ikwY3Hga Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'to feed insufficiently': 78 22
  2. To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from below.
    Sense id: en-underfeed-en-verb-lPKai9Hr Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 49 51

Inflected forms

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