Definition of victual Victual

vict•ual

We found 11 definitions of victual from 4 different sources.

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What does victual mean?

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Verb

victuals, victualing, victualed  

victual - supply with food; "The population was victualed during the war"
  furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
victual - take in nourishment
  eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
victual - lay in provisions; "The vessel victualled before the long voyage"
  hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store, put in keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • victual (n.)
    Food; -- now used chiefly in the plural. See Victuals.
  • victual (n.)
    Grain of any kind.
  • victual (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.

Part of speech

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  • victual, verb, present, 1st person singular of victual (infinitive).
  • victual, verb (infinitive).
  • victual, noun, singular of victuals.

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