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fed | ted |

As a proper noun fed

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

As a noun ted is

teddy boy.

As a verb ted is

to spread hay for drying.

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 ----

    ted

    English

    (wikipedia Ted)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)

    • Synonyms

    * (male given name) Eddie, Eddy, Teddy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A Teddy boy.

    • Anagrams

    * English diminutives of male given names ----