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noun
A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A process of force-feeding cattle for veal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
To stuff or glut with something
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: forced feeding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feeding, alimentation
Narrower terms: nasogastric feeding, gastrogavage
History
Borrowed from French gavage, from gaver (“to stuff or cram”).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
