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

But the findings have long been debated because most of the observations were in an area where humans regularly fed the chimps, altering group makeup, size and aggression, Mitani said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s fed as Colorado River water drains off farm fields in the Imperial Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

On the latest round of strikes, he said: "People and patients are understandably fed up."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“And the point of this is to show how fed up the American people are — because we are.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

I had a sack of dog food with me and fed that to them when I stopped to camp.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Related Words

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