Definition of "force-feed" in Englisch

verb

1. To force a person or animal to ingest food, for example by stuffing food down the throat, or using a tube passed into the stomach.

   • They were ordered to force-feed the prisoners on hunger strike.

2. More broadly, also referring to forcing the drinking of a beverage or other liquid

   • I finally poured water in a glass and shouted at him, "Keep your cool, man! You're more scared than the rest of us." And I force-fed him the water.
   • Frederick collapsed upon the stone, coughing up all the water Aerox had force-fed him.
   • He remembers the sound of Fish thrashing under the net, how he was forcefed river until he was still and dead and trampled on by his own frightened kin.
   • Over the next two days, Bray's fever returned, left, and returned again. I'd force-fed him enough water to keep him alive, but the supply was dwindling and he lost so much when he had the bouts of sweating, I knew we were hitting a danger zone.

3. To force someone to take in information or accept an ideology.

   • The teachers at this school tend to force-feed their students information, rather than encourage critical thinking and debate.