English dictionary
victual
/'v/I/t/-/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any substance that can be used as food
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Food; -- now used chiefly in the plural. See <u>Victuals</u>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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supply with food
ExamplesThe population was victualed during the war.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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lay in provisions
ExamplesThe vessel victualled before the long voyage.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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take in nourishment
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to <i>victual</i> an army; to <i>victual</i> a ship.
Source: webster1913