ted

¹

[ted]

verb (used with object)

tedded, tedding 

1. to spread out for drying, as newly mown hay.

Ted

²

[ted]

noun

1. British Slang.,  Teddy boy.

2. a male given name, form of Edward or Theodore.

ted

¹

/ tɛd /

verb

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

ted

²

/ tɛd /

noun

1. informal,  short for teddy boy

Other Word Forms

• untedded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ted¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ted¹

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

Example Sentences

Ted Mortonson, managing director at Baird, has his eyes on one metric: free cash flow, or the money left over after a company spends on its operations and capital assets.

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Morgan Stanley MS -0.84%decrease; red down pointing triangle Chief Executive Ted Pick described the backdrop in an earnings call as one in which “macro uncertainty and enormous opportunity uncomfortably coexist.”

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His flat, halting delivery and air of slightly baffled naiveté remain charmingly effective comic tools, just as they have been in his comedies dating back to when he played Ted “Theodore” Logan.

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Apple brings its award-winning programming, including “Ted Lasso,” “Severance,” and “Shrinking,” while NBCUniversal offers sports including NBA basketball, Premier League soccer, the Olympics and a deep library of television shows like “Poker Face” and the “Real Housewives” franchise and movies, including family fare, such as “How to Train Your Dragon.”

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Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Ted Pick said on an earnings call in July that his bank’s performance in Asia was “quite extraordinary” as revenue jumped 28% to $4.6 billion in the region in the first half.

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