fed
1simple past tense and past participle of feed.
Idioms about fed
Other definitions for fed (2 of 5)
(sometimes initial capital letter)Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
Origin of fed
2Other definitions for Fed (3 of 5)
the Fed, Informal. the Federal Reserve System.
the Federal Reserve Board.
Other definitions for fed. (4 of 5)
federal.
federated.
federation.
Other definitions for Fed. (5 of 5)
Federal.
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How to use fed in a sentence
It just really fed into a lot of pathologies I had going for me.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire | William O’Connor | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.
Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence | Bill Schulz | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pastured cows.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food | DailyBurn | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“In a country that once fed the world, children were dying of malnourishment,” writes Ivereigh.
Detainees were described, in graphic detail, being rectally fed against their will.
At last Aristide fed him desperately, dandled him eventually to sleep, and returned to an excited pillow.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeI have fed and slept at inns, living on the worst of fares and sleeping on the hardest, and hardly the cleanest, of beds.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHalf-fed men would dig for diamonds, and men sheltered by a crazy roof erect the marble walls of palaces.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockAll were badly and insufficiently fed, as much from disorganized commissariat arrangements as from actual want of supplies.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanSo Hettie put the chicken in a cage, with some wool to cover it, and fed it several times every day, till it came to know her.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for fed (1 of 4)
/ (fɛd) /
the past tense and past participle of feed
fed to death, fed to the teeth, fed up to the teeth, fed to the back teeth or fed up to the back teeth informal bored or annoyed
British Dictionary definitions for fed (2 of 4)
/ (fɛd) /
US slang an agent of the FBI
British Dictionary definitions for Fed (3 of 4)
/ (fɛd) /
the Fed US informal the Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Reserve Board
British Dictionary definitions for Fed. (4 of 4)
Federal
Federation
Federated
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