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Definition of "force-feed" [force-feed]

  • To compel to ingest food; feed forcibly, especially by mechanical means. (verb-transitive)
  • To force to assimilate: prisoners of war being force-fed the party line. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "force-feed" in a sentence
  • "I had to force-feed myself to get the nutrients in."
  • "Most readers will be aware that "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" began its life as a tale invented to amuse the three Liddell girls during a boat trip, but it may come as a revelation—or not, depending on your taste—to hear that J.R.R. Tolkien had to force-feed his children nightly installments of "The Hobbit.""
  • "Don't force-feed them information and bad news or they'll be turned off by the whole idea."