underfeed
underfeed verb: to feed inadequately or insufficiently.
Verb
underfeed (third-person singular simple present underfeeds, present participle underfeeding, simple past and past participle underfed)
- To feed inadequately or insufficiently.
- To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from below.
Forms of underfeed
| third-person singular present | underfeeds |
|---|---|
| present participle | underfeeding |
| past participle | underfed |
| past | underfed |
Origin of underfeed
From under- + feed.
Words formed from underfeed
Words that rhyme with underfeed
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- weed
- proceed
- stampede
- concede
- accede
- deed
- exceed
- need
- bede
- knead
- mislead
- plead
- rede
- swede
- cede
- creed
- godspeed
- heed
- intercede
- keyed
- leed
- meed
- precede
- recede
- tumbleweed
- a friend in need is a friend indeed
- beread
- greed
- he'd
- indeed
- interbreed
- kneed
- mead
- secede
- she'd
- sneed
- steed
- supersede
- we'd
- ye'd
- agreed
- anasheed
- aniseed
- atheed
- caid
- co-feed
- cofeed
- counterplead
Questions about underfeed
- What does underfeed mean?
- Underfeed means to feed inadequately or insufficiently.
- What part of speech is underfeed?
- Underfeed is a verb.
- What is the past tense of underfeed?
- The past tense of underfeed is underfed.
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