fed

¹ American  

[fed] / fɛd /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of feed.

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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.

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Fed ³ American  

[fed] / fɛd /

noun

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

2. the Federal Reserve Board.

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fed. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. federal.

2. federated.

3. federation.

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Fed. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Federal.

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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

Pellets are fed back into the reactor with a simple grain elevator, and the reactor itself has no moving parts.

From The Wall Street Journal

When tested, colonies fed this supplement produced up to 15 times more young.

From Science Daily

Federal Reserve to keep the fed funds target range rate unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% in 2026, according to LSEG.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I was fed up with scrambling around, trying to raise money for what I knew was the biggest thing of all time,” Hassabis recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal

The news has fed volatility in the oil market, and prices are likely to move higher from here, said Tariq Zahir, managing member at Tyche Capital Advisors said.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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