Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun forced_feeding

1 sense of forced feeding

Sense 1
forced feeding, gavage -- (feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat)
       => feeding, alimentation -- (the act of supplying food and nourishment)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb force_feed

1 sense of force-feed

Sense 1
force-feed -- (feed someone who will not or cannot eat)
       => feed, give -- (give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")