force-feeding
present participle offorce-feed
force-feed
verb[T]
uk/ˈfɔːs.fiːd/us/ˈfɔːrs.fiːd/toforceapersonoranimaltoeatanddrink, often puttingfoodinto thestomachthrough apipein themouth:
Eventually, thehungerstrikerswere force-fed.
figurativeThewholenationwas force-fedgovernmentpropagandaabout how well thecountrywas doing.
Giving food to people & animals
- aid station
- bottle-feed
- bottle-feeding
- breast milk
- breastfeed
- cat-sitting
- fatted
- fattensomeone/somethingup
- fed
- feedsomeone/somethingup
- hand-reared
- nourish
- nursing
- overfed
- overfeed
- overfeeding
- spoon
- underfeed
- underfeeding
- unfed
Examplesofforce-feeding
force-feeding
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Influential criticism is aimed mainly at relatively marginal practices, such as water birds'force-feeding and experiments on animals in the cosmetics industry.
From theCambridge English Corpus
You are denying the reality of the situation if you say thatforce-feedingdoes not cause unnecessary suffering or injury.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
More imprisonment, moreforce-feeding, more hunger strikes—ah well, nothing is straightforward.
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Suffice it to say at this stage that the difference here is that we are talking about the compulsoryforce-feedingof people with this material.
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Similar libellous statements were made recently against breeders in my country concerningforce-feedingof geese.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
He is stillforce-feedingfluoride and compulsory medication.
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At the same time, it asks for our support inforce-feedingfunds to local government which seems to me a curious paradox.
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This seems to be a form offorce-feedingif consumers do not have the option to be informed.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This is tantamount toforce-feeding.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I am notforce-feedinganything to anyone.
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The scientists did not look at the issue offorce-feedingin isolation, but as part of the full range of factors involved in producing foie gras.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The incident offorce-feedinghamburgers to his daughter told us as much about his search for publicity as his regard for the sensibilities of his family.
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Gavage-based foie gras production is controversial due to theforce-feedingprocedure used.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Like many suffragettes she went on hunger strike and was subjected toforce-feeding.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Now, in addition to theforce-feeding, she was hooked up to a morphine drip to ease the pain of her arthritis.
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