Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-der-feed for 1; uhn-der-feed for 2]
- /ˌʌn dərˈfid for 1; ˈʌn dɛrˌfid for 2 /
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-der-feed for 1; uhn-der-feed for 2]
- /ˌʌn dərˈfid for 1; ˈʌn dɛrˌfid for 2 /
Definitions of underfeed word
- verb with object underfeed to feed insufficiently. 1
- verb with object underfeed to feed with fuel from beneath. 1
- transitive verb underfeed malnourish 1
- verb underfeed to give too little food to 0
- verb underfeed to supply (a furnace, engine, etc) with fuel from beneath 0
- noun underfeed an apparatus by which fuel, etc, is supplied from below 0
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Origin of underfeed
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; under- + feed
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Underfeed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
underfeed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
underfeed usage trend in Literature
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