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Definition of fed



Overview of noun fed

The noun fed has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Federal, Fed, federal official

(any federal law-enforcement officer)

2. Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve, Fed, FRS

(the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered 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")


Overview of verb feed

The verb feed has 11 senses? (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (47) feed

(provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts")

2. (15) feed, give

(give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")

3. (5) feed

(feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity")

4. (4) feed, feed in

(introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor")

5. (3) feed

(support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity")

6. (3) feed, eat

(take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?")

7. (1) feed

(serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six")

8. run, flow, feed, course

(move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi")

9. prey, feed

(profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity")

10. feed, feast

(gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view")

11. fertilize, fertilise, feed

(provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants")