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victual

DEFINITIONS OF: victual

1

n any substance that can be used as food

Synonyms:
comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victuals
Types:
tuck
eatables (especially sweets)
Type of:
food, nutrient
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

v supply with food

“The population was victualed during the war”
Type of:
furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to

v lay in provisions

“The vessel victualled before the long voyage”
Type of:
hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store
keep or lay aside for future use

v take in nourishment

Type of:
eat
eat a meal; take a meal
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