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feed vs waste

waste vs feed

feed and waste both are nouns.

feed is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

feed and waste both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
feed Yes No Yes No
waste Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, waste is a hyponym of feed; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than feed:
  • feed: move along, of liquids
  • waste: run off as waste
Other hyponyms of feed include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool, run off, run down, pour, run out, spill, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.
feed (noun) waste (noun)
food for domestic livestock useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
feed (adjective) waste (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
feed (verb) waste (verb)
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to become physically weaker
introduce continuously cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
take in food; used of animals only cause to grow thin or weak
give food to lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
serve as food for; be the food for spend extravagantly
feed into; supply use inefficiently or inappropriately
provide as food get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
gratify run off as waste
profit from in an exploitatory manner spend thoughtlessly; throw away
move along, of liquids dispose of
support or promote
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