filter vs feed

filter and feed both are nouns.

filter and feed both are verbs.

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

As verbs, feed is a hypernym of filter; that is, feed is a word with a broader meaning than filter:

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

Other hypernyms of filter include course, flow, run.

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

filter (verb)	feed (verb)
remove by passing through a filter	provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
pass through	introduce continuously
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream	take in food; used of animals only
	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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