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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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Messrs. Dutkiewicz and Rosenberg sensibly argue that a vast modern society can only be fed safely and affordably by means of an efficient, industrial-scale food-production apparatus—which is exactly what we are fortunate to have.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosenberg deliver the news—well-known to many Americans, if not to the frequenters of farmers markets—that the American food industry is wildly successful at keeping us safely and even delectably fed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In mice fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet, liver size dropped from about 7% of body weight to a healthier 4-5% percent.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Some feel "fobbed off" that concerns over side effects are not taken seriously and are also fed up of bearing the "contraceptive burden", says Hall.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Clearly, he wasn't going to get any answers until the beast was fed.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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