FED | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of fed in English fedverb uk /fed/ us /fed/

fed verb (PAST OF FEED)

Add to word list Add to word list past simple and past participle of feed Giving food to people & animals

• aid station
• bottle feeding
• bottle-feed
• breast milk
• breastfeed
• fatted
• fatten someone/something up phrasal verb
• feed someone/something on something
• feed someone/something up phrasal verb
• feed something to someone/something
• latch on phrasal verb
• let down phrasal verb
• nourish
• nurse
• nursing
• overfed
• overfeed
• spoon
• underfeeding
• unfed

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fed verb (CATCH)

[ T usually passive ] UK, slang (of the police or someone in authority) to catch someone: Run or we'll get fedded. I got fedded for using my phone in class. Arresting & charging

• apprehend
• apprehension
• arrest
• assist
• attach
• bust
• busted
• collar
• cuff
• do for someone/something phrasal verb
• drugs bust
• handcuff
• handcuffs
• nick
• perp walk
• pick
• pick someone/something up phrasal verb
• police action
• run something in phrasal verb
• warrant

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Bad and wrong behaviour Fednoun uk /fed/ us /fed/ [ C usually plural ] US informal (also fed) a police officer who works for the F.B.I., or an officer who represents the central government: The Feds completely screwed up the arrest. [ C usually plural ] slang (also fed) a police officer: Let's go, there's too many feds around here.  the Fed abbreviation for the Federal Reserve

• There was a rumor that the Feds were going to be brought in.
• The feds decided to drop the investigation.
• Feds have approved nearly $1.5 million in emergency aid following the floods.
• She threatened to report us to the feds.

People who work for the police service

• arresting officer
• beadle
• bobby
• cadet
• chief constable
• FLO
• forensic scientist
• G-man
• garda
• gendarme
• outrider
• police commissioner
• police constable
• police officer
• policeman
• policewoman
• superintendent
• Supt
• sworn officer
• WPC

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The police generally Banks (Definition of fed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

fed | American Dictionary

fedus /fed/ Add to word list Add to word list past simple and past participle of feed (Definition of fed from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

the Fed | Business English

the Fednoun   BANKING, FINANCE, GOVERNMENT   informal uk us Add to word list Add to word list abbreviation for the Federal Reserve Bank : William Poole, a former president and chief executive of the Fed in St Louis, retired after ten years of service. abbreviation for the Federal Reserve Board : Wall Street dropped 143 points, but recovered to 75 down ahead of the Fed's decision on interest rates. abbreviation for the Federal Reserve System : A crisis in the property market and a mixed economic outlook could put the Fed in a difficult position as it considers what action to take in the months ahead. (Definition of fed from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of fed, Fed, the Fed?

Translations of fed

in Chinese (Traditional) （feed的過去式及過去分詞）, 聯邦調查局官員, 聯邦政府官員… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （feed的过去式及过去分词）, 联邦调查局官员, 联邦政府官员… See more in Spanish pasado simple y participio pasado de "feed", agente federal, agente… See more in Portuguese passado e particípio passado de "feed", agente federal, policial… See more in Japanese in Turkish in Polish in Catalan in Korean in Italian “feed” の過去形、過去分詞形… See more 'beslemek' fiilinin ikinci hali… See more -… See more passat i participi passat de “feed”… See more “feed”의 과거, 과거 분사형… See more passato semplice e participio passato di “feed”… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of fed

• feed
• fed up
• well fed
• fed funds
• spoon-feed
• bottle-feed
• breast-feed

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• feed back phrasal verb
• feed off sth phrasal verb
• feed off/on something phrasal verb
• feed someone/something up phrasal verb

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• fed up to the back teeth idiom

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    • fed (PAST OF FEED)
    • fed (CATCH)
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