feed (on, upon, or off)

verb

Definition of feed (on, upon, or off)next
as in to prey (on or upon)
to seize and eat (something) as prey the flycatcher is a bird that—as its name suggests—feeds on winged insects in midair

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feed (on, upon, or off)
  1. chase
  2. stalk
  3. hunt
Verb
  • Blown defensive assignments and a lot of puck watching gave Nic Dowd an open net for his ninth, and the Leafs wound up back in the chasing category.
    Omar White, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The Browns have given up the ghost while the Dolphins are still chasing theirs.
    Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of chase
Verb
  • Experts weigh in Luigi Mangione faces federal murder, stalking charges in CEO killing In: Weather Forecast Christmas Nikki Nolan Nikki Nolan is a meteorologist for CBS News and Stations.
    Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The Ivy League graduate was then transported and formally charged with federal murder and stalking crimes in a Manhattan courtroom, alongside state murder and terrorism charges previously announced by New York prosecutors.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of stalk
Verb
  • Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Vikings are hunting the No. 1 seed in the NFC and are facing a Packers team that's likely to make the dance.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hunt
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