free-feed

English

Alternative forms

• freefeed

Verb

free-feed (third-person singular simple present free-feeds, present participle free-feeding, simple past and past participle free-fed)

1. (transitive) To allow (an animal or person) to eat whenever they choose, rather than on a fixed schedule.
   • 2004, The Everything Poodle Book, →ISBN:

     Don't free-feed your poodle while you're housetraining.

2. (intransitive) To eat whenever one chooses, rather than on a fixed schedule.
   • 2014, Kari Neumeyer, Bark and Lunge: Saving My Dog from Training Mistakes:

     Your dog free-feeds, meaning he eats whenever he wants.