ted

[ ted ]

/ tɛd /

verb (used with object), ted·ded, ted·ding.

to spread out for drying, as newly mown hay.

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What does “vacillate” mean?

to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.

to cause to be empty or unoccupied.

to assent tacitly; agree; consent.

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Origin of ted

1400–50; late Middle English tedde; cognate with Old Norse tethja to manure, Old High German zettan to spread, Greek dateîsthai to divide

OTHER WORDS FROM ted

un·ted·ded, adjective

Words nearby ted

tectospinal, tectrix, tectum, tectum mesencephali, Tecumseh, ted, tedder, teddy, teddy bear, Teddy boy, Teddy girl

Definition for ted (2 of 2)

Ted

[ ted ]

/ tɛd /

noun

British Slang. Teddy boy.

a male given name, form of Edward or Theodore.

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Example sentences from the Web for ted

And similar shards of enthusiasm-killing kryptonite are lodged in John Kasich, Mike Pence and Ted Cruz.
Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Insult to injury, its $43 million gross was less than one-fifth of what Ted took in.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More|Kevin Fallon|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
However, as she feared, The Bell Jar appeared to indifferent notices and the launch—which Ted attended—was rather low-key.
Ted Hughes’s Brother on Losing Sylvia Plath|Gerald Hughes|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sylvia insisted that Ted move out and he complied, going to stay in London.
Ted Hughes’s Brother on Losing Sylvia Plath|Gerald Hughes|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Olwyn had come over from Paris in September 1963 to help with the children until Ted sorted things out.
Ted Hughes’s Brother on Losing Sylvia Plath|Gerald Hughes|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's the same thing that my father used to say to me: "Play fair, Ted—and then if you lose, why, you must grin and bear it."
I Walked in Arden|Jack Crawford
Ralph and Jim were just as much surprised to see Ted and Louise as the latter were at their visit.
Linda Carlton's Island Adventure|Edith Lavell
Jimmy's tears were soon dried, and he welcomed Ted joyfully.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908|Lucy Maud Montgomery
Ted and his uncle had had an unfortunate encounter in the New Gallery.
Audrey Craven|May Sinclair
It was only a wisp of motion, a mere flutter in the aspens, and as soon as Ted spotted it, he lost it.
Double Challenge|James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for ted (1 of 2)

ted¹

/ (tɛd) /

verb teds, tedding or tedded

to shake out and loosen (hay), so as to dry it

Word Origin for ted

C15: from Old Norse tethja; related to tad dung, Old High German zetten to spread

British Dictionary definitions for ted (2 of 2)

ted²

/ (tɛd) /

noun

informal short for teddy boy

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British Dictionary definitions for ted (1 of 2)

verb teds, tedding or tedded

Word Origin for ted

British Dictionary definitions for ted (2 of 2)

noun