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Verb: force-feed (force-fed)  'fors'feed
  1. Feed someone who will not or cannot eat
    "The hunger strikers were force-fed through tubes"
Noun: force feed  fors feed
  1. Mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
    "The force feed system ensures proper lubrication of the engine's moving parts";
    - lubricating system, force-feed lubricating system, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed

Derived forms: force feeds, force-fed, force-feeds, force-feeding

Type of: feed, give, mechanical system

Part of: ICE, internal-combustion engine

Encyclopedia: Force-feed

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