self-feed

adjective

Of a drill or drill bit: designed to pull itself into the material being drilled, for better precision.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-feed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a drill or drill bit: designed to pull itself into the material being drilled, for better precision.
verbself-feed (third-person singular simple present self-feeds, present participle self-feeding, simple past and past participle self-fed)

present singular third person self-feeds · participle present self-feeding · participle past self-fed · past self-fed

  1. To provide rations to animals in bulk so as to permit feeding as wanted.

Origin

From self- + feed.

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Translations

Spanish autoalimentar
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Cite this entry
APA

self-feed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-feed

MLA

“self-feed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-feed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-feed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-feed.

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