forcefeed

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A form of force-feed — To force a person or animal to ingest food, for example by stuffing food down the throat, or using a tube passed into the stomach.

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Meanings

verbforcefeed (third-person singular simple present forcefeeds, present participle forcefeeding, simple past and past participle forcefed)

present singular third person forcefeeds · participle present forcefeeding · participle past forcefed · past forcefed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of force-feed.

    Mr and Mrs Rakmil, are rocking him back and forth on the carpet while Mrs Brody Nina's mother is trying to forcefeed him with another beer bottle.

    1968, Gil Orlovitz, Milkbottle H., page 16
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    He remembers the sound of Fish thrashing under the net, how he was forcefed river until he was still and dead and trampled on by his own frightened kin.

    2014 December 28, Tim Winton, Cloud Street, page 88

Origin

From force + feed.

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APA

forcefeed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcefeed

MLA

“forcefeed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcefeed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forcefeed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcefeed.

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