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verb
simple past tense and past participle of feed.
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Idioms about fed

    fed up, impatient; disgusted; bored: They were fed up with the same old routine.

Other definitions for fed (2 of 5)

fed2
[ fed ]
/ fɛd /

noun
(sometimes initial capital letter)Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.

Origin of fed

2
First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening

Other definitions for fed (3 of 5)

Fed
[ fed ]
/ fɛd /

noun
the Fed, Informal. the Federal Reserve System.
the Federal Reserve Board.

Other definitions for fed (4 of 5)

fed.

abbreviation
federal.
federated.
federation.

Other definitions for fed (5 of 5)

Fed.

abbreviation
Federal.
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British Dictionary definitions for fed (1 of 4)

fed1
/ (fɛd) /

verb
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)

fed2
/ (fɛd) /

noun
US slang an agent of the FBI

British Dictionary definitions for fed (3 of 4)

Fed
/ (fɛd) /

noun
the Fed US informal the Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Reserve Board

British Dictionary definitions for fed (4 of 4)

Fed.

fed.


abbreviation for
Federal
Federation
Federated
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