supplying

Definitions of supplying

1. noun

   the activity of supplying or providing something
   synonyms: provision, supply

   types:

   irrigation

   the act of supplying dry land with water by means of ditches, etc.

   alimentation, feeding

   the act of supplying food and nourishment

   fueling, refueling

   the activity of supplying or taking on fuel

   care delivery, health care delivery, healthcare delivery

   the provision of health care

   issuance, issue, issuing

   the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

   logistics

   handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed

   purveyance

   the act of supplying something

   stocking

   the activity of supplying a stock of something

   subvention

   the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort

   lactation, suckling

   feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast

   infant feeding

   feeding an infant

   forced feeding, gavage

   feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat

   IV, intravenous feeding

   administration of nutrients through a vein

   overfeeding

   excessive feeding

   spoonfeeding

   feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon

   TPN, hyperalimentation, total parenteral nutrition

   administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes

   stock issue

   (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time

   type of:

   activity

   any specific behavior