feed vs filter

feed and filter both are nouns.

feed and filter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feed	Yes	No	Yes	No
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, filter is a hyponym of feed; that is, filter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than feed:

feed: move along, of liquids
filter: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

Other hyponyms of feed include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, pour, run out, spill, stream, well out, dribble, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.

feed (noun)	filter (noun)
food for domestic livestock	device that removes something from whatever passes through it
	an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

feed (verb)	filter (verb)
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to	remove by passing through a filter
introduce continuously	pass through
take in food; used of animals only	run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
give food to
serve as food for; be the food for
feed into; supply
provide as food
gratify
profit from in an exploitatory manner
move along, of liquids
support or promote

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