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fed

1 American  
[fed] / fɛd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of feed.

idioms

  1. fed up, impatient; disgusted; bored.

    They were fed up with the same old routine.
fed 2 American  
[fed] / fɛd /

noun

  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a federal official or law-enforcement officer.

Fed 3 American  
[fed] / fɛd /

noun

  1. Informal. the Fed, the Federal Reserve System.

  2. the Federal Reserve Board.

fed. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. federal.

  2. federated.

  3. federation.

Fed. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Federal.

Fed. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Federal

  2. Federation

  3. Federated

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fed 2 British  
/ fɛd /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of feed

  2. informal bored or annoyed

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Fed 3 British  
/ fɛd /

noun

  1. informal the Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Reserve Board

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fed 4 British  
/ fɛd /

noun

  1. slang an agent of the FBI

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Etymology

Origin of fed

First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening

Example Sentences

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This means soil doesn't need to be fed and plants require much less watering.

From BBC

And that was a real shame, since my sister and brother are like baby birds always chirping to be fed.

From Literature

There were Eagles fans who got fed up by this team by the middle of October.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’ve been there: counting the coins in my purse, checking pockets for forgotten bills, just trying to keep the household fed until the next paycheck.

From Salon

When an AFP reporter in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur fed Grok prompts on Sunday, there was no response.

From Barron's

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