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fed | fuelled |

As a proper noun fed

is (us|economics) the federal reserve board or system.

As a verb fuelled is

(fuel).

fed

English

Etymology 1

Shortening of federal.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US, slang) a federal government officer or official, especially FBI and DEA agents.
  • (UK, slang) a police officer.

    • Synonyms

    * (police officer) see

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (feed)

    • Derived terms

    * fed up

    Anagrams

    * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms ----

    fuelled

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fueled (US)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fuel)

    • fuel

    English

    (wikipedia)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
  • * {{quote-book, year=2006, author=
    • , title=Internal Combustion , chapter=2 citation , passage=More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel .}}
  • Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
  • (figuratively) Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
    • His books were fuel for the revolution.
    Money is the fuel for economy.
    That film was nightmare fuel !

    Derived terms

    * fossil fuel * fuel cell * nuclear fuel * solid fuel

    Verb

  • To provide with fuel.
  • To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

    • Usage notes

    * Fuelled'' and ''fuelling'' are British, Australian, and New Zealand spellings. ''Fueled and ''fueling are US spellings.

    Anagrams

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