fed
1 of 2abbreviation
federal; federation
Fed
2 of 2noun
ˈfed 
1
often not capitalized : a federal agent, officer, or official —usually used in plural
2
a
: federal reserve board
b
: federal reserve system
Word History
Etymology
Noun
short for federal
First Known Use
Noun
1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing fed
Legal Definition
Fed
noun
ˈfed
: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System see also Federal Reserve System
fed 1 of 2
noun
as in nark
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nark
- plainclothesman
- tracker
- tail
- narc
- tracer
- hawkshaw
- private eye
- G-man
- operative
- dick
- private detective
- private investigator
- Federal
- detective
- shadow
- sleuthhound
- sherlock
- sleuth
- investigator
- shamus
- gumshoe
fed
2 of 2verb
1
as in catered
to provide food or meals for a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry Synonyms & Similar Words
- catered
- served
- boarded
- nurtured
- sustained
- filled
- provisioned
- fattened
- nourished
- waited
- feasted
- victualed
- victualled
- overfed
- dined
- force-fed
- regaled
- messed
- banqueted
- refed
- hand-fed
- underfed
- spoon-fed
- battened
- surfeited
- reprovisioned
2
as in provided
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article Synonyms & Similar Words
- provided
- supplied
- handed
- gave
- furnished
- delivered
- distributed
- handed over
- dispensed
- administered
- allocated
- portioned
- apportioned
- doled out
- transferred
- assigned
- prorated
- ceded
- plied (with)
- made over
- dealt (out)
- deeded
- meted (out)
- parceled (out)
- parcelled (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- retained
- held (back)
- kept (back)
- withheld
- reserved
- maintained
- preserved
- saved
- conserved
- kept up
3
as in ate
to take a meal an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively Synonyms & Similar Words
- ate
- dined
- feasted
- refreshed
- broke bread
- partook
- snacked
- overfed
- victualled
- victualed
- nibbled
- banqueted
- fared
- gorged
- supped
- glutted
- grazed
- messed
- lunched
- breakfasted
- repasted
- picked
- boarded
- dug in
- picnicked
- noshed
- dined out
- pigged out
- overate
- chowed (down)
- gormandized
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fasted
- dieted
Phrases Containing fed
- myelines
- myelinic
- myelinisation
- myelinisations
- myelinizations
- myelino-
- myelins
- myelitides
- myelitis
- myelo-
- myeloblast
- myeloblastic
- myeloblasts
- myelobrachium
- myelocerebellar
- myelocyte
- myelocytes
- myelocytic
- myelofibroses
- myelofibrosis
- myelofibrotic
- myelogenic
- myelogenous
- myelogenous leukemia
- myelograms