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fed

1 American  
[fed] / fɛd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of feed.

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.

Fed 3 American  
[fed] / fɛd /

noun

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

  2. the Federal Reserve Board.

fed. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. federal.

  2. federated.

  3. federation.

Fed. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Federal.

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

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To test this, the team fed fruit flies caffeine under different conditions, including varying doses, daytime versus nighttime exposure, and combinations with sleep deprivation.

From Science Daily

Then I created accounts for them on the main social media platforms, and fed in details of their general interests outside of politics.

From BBC

Richard Brown was so confused by the legal landscape that he fed two weeks’ worth of refund-related court rulings into an AI program and asked it to create a podcast to explain it to him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Clare fed the hungry flame with twigs and leaves, carefully giving it what it needed to grow but not a sprig more.

From Literature

These are some of the places around Los Angeles that still keep his inner comics-nerd satiated and musical curiosity fed — no matter what bleak news is blowing up his phone.

From Los Angeles Times

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