ted

¹ American  

[ted] / tɛd /

verb (used with object)

tedded, tedding

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

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Ted ² American  

[ted] / tɛd /

noun

1. British Slang. Teddy boy.

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

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ted ¹ British  

/ tɛd /

verb

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

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ted ² British  

/ tɛd /

noun

1. informal short for teddy boy

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Other Word Forms

• untedded adjective

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Investment accounts for children seeded with government funds were proposed in April by hedge-fund founder Brad Gerstner, chief executive of Altimeter Capital Management, to Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, with the aim of giving children a jump start with investing.

From MarketWatch

“Sam’s Club was losing the war on convenience. That’s where WeChat came in,” said Ted Hopkins, former head of product for Walmart China and founder of brand consultant firm KulturShift.

From The Wall Street Journal

That contrasts with comments even from the deal’s original announcement on Dec. 5, in which Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, on a call with investors, predicted that release windows would “evolve to be much more consumer friendly.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In December 2000, the King, then Prince Charles, was "clearly keen to pay another visit" to Ireland, according to letters from Ted Barrington, the Irish ambassador to London.

From BBC

Last week, David Ellison and Delrahim were at a dinner with Sen. Ted Cruz, the Republican chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee.

From The Wall Street Journal