ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Force-feed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Force-feed is a verb meaning 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

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.

More Meanings

  1. More broadly, also referring to forcing the drinking of a beverage or other liquid
  2. To force someone to take in information or accept an ideology.

Example Sentences

They were ordered to force-feed the prisoners on hunger strike.
Frederick collapsed upon the stone, coughing up all the water Aerox had force-fed him.
The teachers at this school tend to force-feed their students information, rather than encourage critical thinking and debate.
Mr and Mrs Rakmil, are rocking him back and forth on the carpet while Mrs Brody Nina's mother is trying to forcefeed him with another beer bottle.

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