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force feed

1

noun

  1. lubrication under pressure, as from a pump, used especially in internal-combustion engines.


force-feed

2

[ fawrs-feed, fohrs- ]

verb (used with object)

, force-fed, force-feed·ing.
  1. to compel to take food, especially by means of a tube inserted into the throat:

    They force-fed the prisoners in the hunger strike.

  2. to compel to absorb or assimilate:

    The recruits were force-fed a military attitude.

force-feed

verb

  1. to force (a person or animal) to eat or swallow food
  2. to force (someone) to receive opinions, propaganda, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a method of lubrication in which a pump forces oil into the bearings of an engine, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of force feed1

First recorded in 1915–20

Origin of force feed2

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

This is done by applying a full force feed system, distributing oil under considerable pressure to all working parts.

An important step was the substitution of what is called the "force feed" for the gravity feed.

One o' these days I'll have to force-feed you if you won't pay no mind to your own nourishment!

It is drilled for lightness and plugged for force feed lubrication.

No splash is used in the crank-case, the system being a full force feed.

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