1. feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat; [syn: forced feeding, gavage]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
forced feeding
n 1: feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient
solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or
will not eat [syn: forced feeding, gavage]