fed

¹

[ fed ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of feed.

fed

²

[ fed ]

noun

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

Fed

³

[ fed ]

noun

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

fed.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. federal.
2. federated.
3. federation.

Fed.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Federal.

fed

¹

/ fɛd /

noun

1. slang.
   an agent of the FBI

fed

²

/ fɛd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of feed
2. fed to death or fed to the teeth or fed up to the teeth or fed to the back teeth or fed up to the back teeth informal.
   bored or annoyed

Fed.

³

abbreviation for

1. Federal
2. Federation
3. Federated

Fed

⁴

/ fɛd /

noun

1. the Fed informal.
   the Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Reserve Board

Word History and Origins

Origin of fed¹

First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. fed up, impatient; disgusted; bored:

   They were fed up with the same old routine.

Example Sentences

He was seemingly out of options until he found Matt Knowling cutting to the basket and fed him a bounce pass.

From Los Angeles Times

Mercedes' George Russell says the Formula 1 drivers are "a bit fed up" with the leadership of the sport’s governing body, the FIA.

From BBC

The Briton said: "There are a number of drivers who feel a bit fed up with the whole situation and it only seems to be going to a degree in the wrong direction."

From BBC

This sounds like sugar's keeping us fed, but added sugars are actually empty calories – they are bereft of any nutrients like vitamins or fibers.

From Salon

In this way, they obtained spatially and temporally finely resolved locations where vultures fed.

From Science Daily