phrasal verb

• 1feed on somethingDerive regular nourishment from a particular substance.

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  • ‘the bird feeds on cliff-top vegetation’

  Synonyms

  live on, live off, exist on, subsist on, rely for nourishment on, depend on, thrive on

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  1. 1.1Gain energy or strength from something.
     ‘his powerful mind fed off political discussion’
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     • ‘as a band we feed off the energy of the audience’