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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Fed \Fed\ (f[e^]d),
     imp. & p. p. of Feed.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Feed \Feed\ (f[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fed (f[e^]d); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Feeding.] [AS. f[=e]dan, fr. f[=o]da food; akin to
     OS. f[=o]dian, OFries. f[=e]da, f[=o]da, D. voeden, OHG.
     fuottan, Icel. f[ae][eth]a, Sw. f["o]da, Dan. f["o]de.
     [root]75. See Food.]
     1. To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy
        the physical huger of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If thine enemy hunger, feed him.      --Rom. xii.
                                                    20.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Unreasonable creatures feed their young. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To satisfy; gratify or minister to, as any sense, talent,
        taste, or desire.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Feeding him with the hope of liberty. --Knolles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or
        wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill;
        to feed a furnace with coal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen,
        develop, and guard.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thou shalt feed my people Israel.     --2 Sam. v. 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed. --B.
                                                    Cornwall.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by
        cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it
        with sheep.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Once in three years feed your mowing lands.
                                                    --Mortimer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for
        consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed
        water to a steam boiler.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Mach.)
        (a) To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a
            machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.
        (b) To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in
            wood and metal working machines, so that the work
            moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work).
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Fed \Fed\,
     imp. & p. p. of Feed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Feed \Feed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Feeding.] [AS. f?dan, fr. f?da food; akin to C?. f?dian,
     OFries f?da, f?da, D. voeden, OHG. fuottan, Icel. f[ae]?a,
     Sw. f["o]da, Dan. f["o]de. ? 75. See Food.]
     1. To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy
        the physical huger of.
  
              If thine enemy hunger, feed him.      --Rom. xii.
                                                    20.
  
              Unreasonable reatures feed their young. --Shak.
  
     2. To satisfy; grafity or minister to, as any sense, talent,
        taste, or desire.
  
              I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              Feeding him with the hope of liberty. --Knolles.
  
     3. To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or
        wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill;
        to feed a furnace with coal.
  
     4. To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen,
        develop, and guard.
  
              Thou shalt feed people Israel.        --2 Sam. v. 2.
  
              Mightiest powers by deepest calms are feed. --B.
                                                    Cornwall.
  
     5. To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by
        cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it
        with sheep.
  
              Once in three years feed your mowing lands.
                                                    --Mortimer.
  
     6. To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for
        consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed
        water to a steam boiler.
  
     7. (Mach.)
        (a) To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a
            machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.
        (b) To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in
            wood and metal working machines, so that the work
            moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work).

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Fed
       n 1: any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: Federal, federal
            official]
       2: the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12
          Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and
          state charted commercial banks and some trust companies;
          "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by
          raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the
          money supply" [syn: Federal Reserve System, Federal
          Reserve, FRS]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  feed
       n : food for domestic livestock [syn: provender]
       v 1: provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"
       2: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't
          give the child this tough meat" [syn: give] [ant: starve]
       3: feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"
       4: introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
          [syn: feed in]
       5: support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"
       6: take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat
          certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn: eat]
       7: serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"
       8: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the
          Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: run, flow,
          course]
       9: profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her
          insecurity" [syn: prey]
       10: gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" [syn: feast]
       11: provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should
           fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" [syn: fertilize,
            fertilise]
       [also: fed]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  fed
       See feed

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  -fed
     Welsh suf.
     -th (gloss: suffix forming the ordinal form of numerals)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  f***ed
     a.
     (cens sp en fucked)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fed
     Dutch n.
     (abbreviation of nl federatie)
     Hungarian vb.
     (lb hu transitive) to cover
     n.
     1 (lb en US derogatory slang) A federal government officer or
  official, especially a FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF(,) or DEA agent.
     2 (lb en London Toronto especially MLE MTE slang) A police officer.
     3 (lb en Canada in the plural) The Canadian federal government.
     n.
     (lb en weightlifting colloquial) A federation in which powerlifters
  organize to compete.
     vb.
     (infl of en feed  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Fed
     n.
     (lb en US economics) (clipping of en Federal Reserve) (gloss: The
  Federal Reserve Board or System)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Fed.
     a.
     1 (abbreviation of en Federal)
     2 (abbreviation of en Federative)
     n.
     (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en federal)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  FED
     alt.
     (sense: electronics) (l en F.E.D.), (l en F. E. D.)
     n.
     (lb en electronics) (l en field emission display Field emission
  display).
     n.
     (lb en US economics banking nonstandard)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Reserve%20System. (alternative
  spelling of en Fed)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  f***ed
     a.
     (cens sp en fucked)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  fed
     n.
     1 (lb en US derogatory slang) A federal government officer or
  official, especially a FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF(,) or DEA agent.
     2 (lb en London Toronto especially MLE MTE slang) A police officer.
     3 (lb en Canada in the plural) The Canadian federal government.
     n.
     (lb en weightlifting colloquial) A federation in which powerlifters
  organize to compete.
     vb.
     (infl of en feed  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Fed
     n.
     (lb en US economics) (clipping of en Federal Reserve) (gloss: The
  Federal Reserve Board or System)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Fed.
     a.
     1 (abbreviation of en Federal)
     2 (abbreviation of en Federative)
     n.
     (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en federal)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  FED
     alt.
     (sense: electronics) (l en F.E.D.), (l en F. E. D.)
     n.
     (lb en electronics) (l en field emission display Field emission
  display).
     n.
     (lb en US economics banking nonstandard)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Reserve%20System. (alternative
  spelling of en Fed)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  -fed
     Welsh suf.
     -th (gloss: suffix forming the ordinal form of numerals)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  f***ed
     a.
     (cens sp en fucked)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  fed
     Dutch n.
     (abbreviation of nl federatie)
     Hungarian vb.
     (lb hu transitive) to cover
     n.
     1 (lb en US derogatory slang) A federal government officer or
  official, especially a FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF(,) or DEA agent.
     2 (lb en London Toronto especially MLE MTE slang) A police officer.
     3 (lb en Canada in the plural) The Canadian federal government.
     n.
     (lb en weightlifting colloquial) A federation in which powerlifters
  organize to compete.
     vb.
     (infl of en feed  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Fed
     n.
     (lb en US economics) (clipping of en Federal Reserve) (gloss: The
  Federal Reserve Board or System)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Fed.
     a.
     1 (abbreviation of en Federal)
     2 (abbreviation of en Federative)
     n.
     (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en federal)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  FED
     alt.
     (sense: electronics) (l en F.E.D.), (l en F. E. D.)
     n.
     (lb en electronics) (l en field emission display Field emission
  display).
     n.
     (lb en US economics banking nonstandard)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Reserve%20System. (alternative
  spelling of en Fed)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  -fed
     Welsh suf.
     -th (gloss: suffix forming the ordinal form of numerals)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  f***ed
     a.
     (cens sp en fucked)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  fed
     Dutch n.
     (abbreviation of nl federatie)
     Hungarian vb.
     (lb hu transitive) to cover
     n.
     1 (lb en US derogatory slang) A federal government officer or
  official, especially a FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF(,) or DEA agent.
     2 (lb en London Toronto especially MLE MTE slang) A police officer.
     3 (lb en Canada in the plural) The Canadian federal government.
     n.
     (lb en weightlifting colloquial) A federation in which powerlifters
  organize to compete.
     vb.
     (infl of en feed  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Fed
     n.
     (lb en US economics) (clipping of en Federal Reserve) (gloss: The
  Federal Reserve Board or System)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Fed.
     a.
     1 (abbreviation of en Federal)
     2 (abbreviation of en Federative)
     n.
     (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en federal)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  FED
     alt.
     (sense: electronics) (l en F.E.D.), (l en F. E. D.)
     n.
     (lb en electronics) (l en field emission display Field emission
  display).
     n.
     (lb en US economics banking nonstandard)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Reserve%20System. (alternative
  spelling of en Fed)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fed
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys puhekieltä k=en) FBI agentti
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm: impperf=feed)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Fed
     Englanti abbr.
     The Federal Reserve Board/System (Yhdysvallat keskuspankki)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  FED
     Englanti abbr.
     field emission display (kenttäemissionäyttö)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en feed ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb feed)

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 :   [ freedict:bre-fra ]

  fed  (fedoù)
  attention, appréciation, importance attribuée (à) , fait
        "e fed"  - au sujet de
        "reiñ fedh"  - faire attention
        "reiñ fed da/ouzh udb"  - faire attention à qch

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:cym-eng ]

  fed /vˈeːd/ 
  th  (ordinal number abbreviation)

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:dan-eng ]

  fed /fˈʔeð/
  fat, fatty, greasy

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Fed /fˈɛd/
  المصرف الإحتياطي الفدرالي

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  federální agent

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  nakrmil

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fed /fˈɛd/ 
  živený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fed /fˈɛd/ 
  krmený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  agent FBI

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fed /fˈɛd/ 
  nakrmil

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  federal /fˈɛdəɹəl/ (fed. /fˈɛd/)
  Bundes…

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
   [Am.] Bundessicherheitspolizist 
   see: feds
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  bewirtet
     Synonym: served
  
   see: feed, serve sth., feeding, serving
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feed /fˈiːd/ (fed /fˈɛd/ <>, fed /fˈɛd/ <>) 
  füttern, abfüttern, verpflegen 
        "he/she feeds"  - er/sie füttert
        "feed an animal on"  - einem Tier zu fressen geben
   see: feeding, fed, plump, unfed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  gefüttert, abgefüttert, verpflegt
        "I/he/she fed"  - ich/er/sie fütterte
        "he/she has/had fed"  - er/sie hat/hatte gefüttert
   see: feed, feeding, plump, unfed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  genährt, Nahrung zugeführt
     Synonym: nourished
  
   see: feed sb., nourish sb., feeding, nourishing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  genährt, gefördert, vorangetrieben
        "Hate is fed by ignorance."  - Hass wird durch Unwissenheit genährt.
     Synonym: nourished
  
   see: feed sth., nourish sth., feeding, nourishing, nourish the illusion that …, nourish hopes of …, nourish sb.'s talent
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  verpflegt, versorgt
     Synonym: supplied with rations
  
   see: feed, supply with rations, feeding, supplying with rations, feeds, fed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  verpflegte, versorgte
   see: feed, supply with rations, feeding, supplying with rations, fed, supplied with rations, feeds
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  feed sth. /fˈiːd ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/ (fed /fˈɛd/ <>, fed /fˈɛd/ <>)
  etw. zuführen, nachführen, einspeisen, speisen  [techn.]
   see: feeding, fed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  zugeführt, nachgeführt, eingespeist, gespeist
   see: feed sth., feeding
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  1. szövetségi hivatalnok
  2. szövetségi ügynök

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  fed. /fˈɛd/
  I.
     See also: federal
    federalny
  II.
     See also: federation
    federacja

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  1. (bak.) feed.

From Hungarian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:hun-eng ]

  fed /fˈɛd/
  1. to do over
  2. to bestrew, bestrewed, bestrewn
  3. to bestrew
  4. to plate
  5. to cover

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈfɛd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  109 Moby Thesaurus words for "fed":
     Bow Street runner, FBI, FBI agent, Federal, G-man, MP,
     Secret Service, Sherlock Holmes, T-man, agent, amanuensis,
     baggage agent, bailiff, beadle, beagle, bound bailiff,
     business agent, captain, catchpole, chief of police, claim agent,
     clerk, commercial agent, commission agent, commissioner, consignee,
     constable, customer agent, deputy, deputy sheriff, detective, dupe,
     factor, federal, federal agent, flic, freight agent, functionary,
     gendarme, general agent, government man, hotel detective,
     house detective, house dick, implement, inquiry agent, inspector,
     instrument, insurance agent, investigator, land agent, law agent,
     lictor, lieutenant, literary agent, loan agent, mace-bearer,
     marshal, mounted policeman, narc, news agent, officer, official,
     operative, parliamentary agent, passenger agent, patrolman,
     peace officer, plainclothesman, police captain,
     police commissioner, police constable, police detective,
     police inspector, police matron, police officer, police sergeant,
     policeman, policewoman, portreeve, press agent, private detective,
     private investigator, puppet, purchasing agent, real estate agent,
     reeve, revenuer, roundsman, sales agent, secretary, sergeant,
     sergeant at arms, sheriff, sleuth, special agent, station agent,
     steward, store detective, superintendent, theatrical agent,
     ticket agent, tipstaff, tipstaves, tool, travel agent,
     treasury agent, trooper, walking delegate
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  feed 的过去式(分词)

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     =feed

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