forced feeding
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
Types & categories
- feeding hypernym
- nasogastric feeding hyponym
- gastrogavage hyponym
Related & opposite
- force-feed derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | force-feed |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | feeding |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nasogastric feeding |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gastrogavage |