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fed

FED/fɛd/

Noun pluralfeds

7 meanings of fed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of feed. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    She fed the chickens before sunrise.

    We fed the baby and put her to bed.

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  2. 2
    nounslangderogatorycountable
    A rude slang word for an officer who works for the national government.

    The feds took away every computer in the office.

    He thought a fed was watching his house.

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  3. 3
    noundialectalMulticultural London Englishcountable
    A slang word for a police officer.

    A fed stopped us for going too fast.

    The feds blocked off the road after the crash.

    Similarcop, copper, bobby, fuzz, bull

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  4. 4
    nounabbreviationclipping
    Short form of federation. An informal word, used mostly for a pro wrestling company.

    The wrestling fed crowned a new champion.

    He left one wrestling fed and signed with another.

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  5. 5
    nounCanadaplural
    The national government of Canada.

    The Feds sent money to help after the floods.

    The premier asked the Fed for more health funding.

    SimilarOttawa

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  6. 6
    nounslangcountable
    A group that organizes powerlifting contests for its members.

    She set a new record in her fed last weekend.

    Different feds have different rules for the squat.

    Similarfederation

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  1. 7
    verb
    Short form of federate. A rare, informal word for joining with other groups.

fed is a form of feed

feed, verb: To give food to a person or animal. Full entry

Forms
feedfeeds he/she/itfeeding -ing formfed past tense, past participle

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Origins

Meanings 2–3, 5

A short form of the word 'federal'.

Meanings 4, 6

It comes from the word 'federation'.