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feed on

verb — 3 senses

feed on

verb
1

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Literally Of an animal, to take as food, to obtain regular nourishment.

  • Animals that feed on the leaves of the trees.
2

Figuratively To obtain energy or strength from something.

3

Derogatory, Figuratively To live at the expense of another person; to freeload.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.