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feeding up

feeding up is the present participle and gerund of feed up.

Meaning of feed up

Verb

feed up (third-person singular simple present feeds up, present participle feeding up, simple past and past participle fed up)

  1. (transitive) To feed (a person or animal) until they are at a healthy weight.

Questions about feeding up

What is feeding up the present participle and gerund of?
Feeding up is the present participle and gerund of feed up.

Words near feeding up in the dictionary

  1. feeding the meter
  2. feeding through
  3. feeding tube
  4. feeding tubes
  5. feeding two birds with one scone
  6. feeding up
  7. feedings
  8. feedingstuff
  9. feedingstuffs
  10. feedism
  11. feedline

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