victual
victuals; victualling; victualled; victualing; victualed
A victual is anything that can be eaten. Victuals are food.
Victual is a fancy word for a very simple thing: any substance that can be used as food. Everything in the food pyramid is a victual, and whatever you eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks are victuals. Words that apply to victuals are eatable and edible. A toddler eating a cigarette butt doesn't quite understand what's a victual and what's not.
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any substance that can be used as food
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supply with food
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lay in provisions“The vessel victualled before the long voyage”
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type of:
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hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store
keep or lay aside for future use
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hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store
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take in nourishment
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type of:
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eat
eat a meal; take a meal
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eat
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