fed

1
[ fed ]
/ fɛd /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of feed.

Idioms for fed

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

Definition for fed (2 of 6)

fed 2
[ 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

Definition for fed (3 of 6)

Fed
[ fed ]
/ fɛd /

noun

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

Definition for fed (4 of 6)

feed
[ feed ]
/ fid /

verb (used with object), fed, feed·ing.

verb (used without object), fed, feed·ing.

(especially of animals) to take food; eat: cows feeding in a meadow; to feed well.
to be nourished or gratified; subsist: to feed on grass; to feed on thoughts of revenge.

noun

Origin of feed

before 950; Middle English feden, Old English fēdan; cognate with Gothic fodjan, Old Saxon fōdian. See food

synonym study for feed

13. Feed, fodder, forage, provender mean food for animals. Feed is the general word: pig feed; chicken feed. Fodder is especially applied to dry or green feed, as opposed to pasturage, fed to horses, cattle, etc.: fodder for winter feeding; Cornstalks are good fodder. Forage is food that an animal obtains (usually grass, leaves, etc.) by searching about for it: Lost cattle can usually live on forage. Provender denotes dry feed, such as hay, oats, or corn: a supply of provender in the haymow and corn cribs.

OTHER WORDS FROM feed

feed·a·ble, adjective out·feed, verb (used with object), out·fed, out·feed·ing. re·feed, verb, re·fed, re·feed·ing. un·feed·a·ble, adjective

Definition for fed (5 of 6)

fed.

federated.

Definition for fed (6 of 6)

Fed.

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British Dictionary definitions for fed (1 of 5)

fed 1
/ (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 5)

fed 2
/ (fɛd) /

noun

US slang an agent of the FBI

British Dictionary definitions for fed (3 of 5)

Fed
/ (fɛd) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for fed (4 of 5)

Fed.

fed.


abbreviation for

Federal
Federation
Federated

British Dictionary definitions for fed (5 of 5)

feed
/ (fiːd) /

verb feeds, feeding or fed (fɛd) (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of feed

feedable, adjective

Word Origin for feed

Old English fēdan; related to Old Norse fœtha to feed, Old High German fuotan, Gothic fōthjan; see food, fodder

Idioms and Phrases with fed

feed