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Definition of Victual
1. Verb. Supply with food. "The population was victualed during the war"
Derivative terms: Victualer, Victualer, Victualler, Victualler
2. Noun. Any substance that can be used as food.
Generic synonyms: Food, Nutrient
Specialized synonyms: Tuck
Derivative terms: Comestible
3. Verb. Lay in provisions. "The vessel victualled before the long voyage"
4. Verb. Take in nourishment.
Definition of Victual
1. n. Food; -- now used chiefly in the plural. See Victuals.
2. v. t. To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship.
3. n. Food; -- now used chiefly in the plural. See Victuals.
4. v. t. To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship.
Definition of Victual
1. Noun. Food fit for human consumption. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To provide with food; to provision. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To lay in food supplies. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To eat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Victual
1. to provide with food [v -UALED, -UALING, -UALS or -UALLED, -UALLING, -UALS]
Medical Definition of Victual
1. To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship. "I must go victual Orleans forthwith." (Shak) Origin: Victualed or Victualled; Victualing or Victualling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)