fed

¹

[fed]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of feed.

fed

²

[fed]

noun

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

Fed

³

[fed]

noun

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

2. the Federal Reserve Board.

fed.

⁴

abbreviation

1. federal.

2. federated.

3. federation.

Fed.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Federal.

Fed.

¹

abbreviation

1. Federal

2. Federation

3. Federated

fed

²

/ fɛd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of feed

2. informal,  bored or annoyed

Fed

³

/ fɛd /

noun

1. informal,  the Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Reserve Board

fed

⁴

/ fɛd /

noun

1. slang,  an agent of the FBI

Word History and Origins

Origin of fed¹

First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. fed up, impatient; disgusted; bored.

   They were fed up with the same old routine.

Example Sentences

When fed high-fat diets, they also gained more weight than typical mice.

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People in South Asia haven’t lost faith in democracy, but they appear increasingly fed up with subpar governance.

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To study the effects of green tea on obesity, the research team fed mice a high-calorie diet for four weeks, with both fat and what they call a "cafeteria diet," which mimics the Western diet.

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Meters in locations busy with nightlife will need to be fed up until midnight; in all other on-street areas, parking isn’t free at metered spots until 8 p.m.

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But it’s especially resonant right now, when voters across the spectrum are increasingly fed up with the country’s existing leadership.

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