force-feed
To force a person or animal to ingest food, for example by stuffing food down the…To force a person or animal to ingest food, for example by stuffing food down the throat, or using a tube passed into the stomach.
Meaning
3 sensesTo force a person or animal to ingest food, for example by stuffing food down the throat, or using a tube passed into the stomach.
They were ordered to force-feed the prisoners on hunger strike.
zwangsernähren
принуди́тельно корми́тьprinudítelʹno kormítʹ
More broadly, also referring to forcing the drinking of a beverage or other liquid
To force someone to take in information or accept an ideology.
The teachers at this school tend to force-feed their students information, rather than encourage critical thinking and debate.
пи́чкатьpíčkatʹ
- feed someone who will not or cannot eat
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
force-feeds, force-feeding, force-fed, force-fed| Base form | force-feed · to force-feed |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | force-feeds |
| Present participle | force-feeding |
| Past simple | force-fed |
| Past participle | force-fed |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle