Definition of Fed
Fed
fed
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(verb)
ate or took in food, or gave someone/something food to eat;
e.g. All of the puppies fed from the same bowl. My grandmother fed us well before we left her house.
(verb)
broadly, provided a thing with something needed for it to grow or become stronger, for example gave a plant fertilizer or gave a fire fuel;
e.g. She fed and watered her plant every day. They fed the fire with sticks throughout the evening.
(verb)
broadly, moved through or into something, for example flowed into a water body or passed through a small space, or caused something to do this;
e.g. The river fed into the sea just outside the city. The wires fed through a hole in the wall.
(noun)
an official or agent who works for the federal government (often used as "Fed");
e.g. He used to be a Fed, but he has been retired for many years.
(verb)
broadly, provided something with what it needs to keep functioning, for example put more coins into a meter to extend the time of its expiration, or supplied someone with ideas or information;
e.g. He fed the parking meter so that he could keep his car there for longer. She fed a line to the actor who had forgotten what to say.
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