# fed

Pronunciation: say "FED" /fɛd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of feed. — simple past and past participle of feed
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of feed. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The ranchers fed their cattle extra hay through the storm._
   - _By midnight the kitchen had fed over three hundred guests._

## Noun

2. A derogatory slang term for an officer or official of the federal government. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A rude slang word for an officer who works for the national government.
   - _The feds raided the compound before sunrise and arrested six people._
   - _She was convinced the fed at the next table was recording the meeting._
3. A slang term for a member of the police. *(dialectal, Multicultural London English)*
   - Simple: A slang word for a police officer.
   - _A fed pulled her over for a broken taillight._
   - _The feds set up a sobriety checkpoint outside the bar._
4. Clipping of federation. Informal, chiefly for a professional wrestling promotion. — Clipping of federation.
   - Simple: Short form of federation. An informal word, used mostly for a pro wrestling company.
   - _The fed announced its title match for next month._
   - _After years on the independent circuit, she finally signed with a major fed._
5. The Canadian federal government, treated as a single governing body. *(Canada)*
   - Simple: The national government of Canada.
   - _The Feds announced new transfer payments to the provinces this week._
   - _Each premier lobbied the Fed for disaster relief funding._
6. In powerlifting, a federation that organizes lifters and runs competitions for them. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A group that organizes powerlifting contests for its members.
   - _He chose a drug-tested fed for his first competition._
   - _Several feds use slightly different standards for judging squat depth._

## Other meanings

- (verb) Clipping of federate. Rare and informal.

## Origin

**Meanings 2–3, 5** — A clipping of 'federal'.
**Meanings 4, 6** — From 'federation'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).