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

Chemical analysis of the bones showed the wolves ate large amounts of marine food, including seals and fish, matching the human diet on the island and indicating they were likely fed by people.

From Science Daily

After nearly 30 years of this garbage, I am completely fed up.

From MarketWatch

CEO Elon Musk fed that narrative again over the holiday period.

From Barron's

CEO Elon Musk fed that narrative again over the holiday period.

From Barron's

In Bengaluru - often called India's Silicon Valley for its many IT companies and start-up headquarters - there were public outbursts from citizens and billionaire entrepreneurs alike, fed up with its traffic snarls and garbage piles.

From BBC

Related Words

• agent
• informer
• police officer
• private eye
• private investigator
• prosecutor
• reporter
• sleuth
• spy