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force feed
1noun
- lubrication under pressure, as from a pump, used especially in internal-combustion engines.
force-feed
2[ fawrs-feed, fohrs- ]
verb (used with object)
- to compel to take food, especially by means of a tube inserted into the throat:
They force-fed the prisoners in the hunger strike.
- to compel to absorb or assimilate:
The recruits were force-fed a military attitude.
force-feed
verb
- to force (a person or animal) to eat or swallow food
- to force (someone) to receive opinions, propaganda, etc
noun
- a method of lubrication in which a pump forces oil into the bearings of an engine, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of force feed1
Origin of force feed2
Example Sentences
Acknowledging Jackson’s potential, coaches “tried to force feed him a little bit when we could,” Grinch said.
“You don’t generally convince senators by trying to force feed them,” Kennedy said in an interview.
Limiting Patterson is hard, though, as the Falcons continue to force feed their breakout playmaker with so many touches that he’s tied for the sixth-most touchdowns from scrimmage.
He added: “The idea that the planet is going to be destroyed if we don’t force feed some sort of renewable system, that’s a crock.”
ISO I tried a joke from my set in the script, and it felt like I was trying to force feed something in there.
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