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fed

The correct spelling is fed.

How to pronounce fed

/fɛd/
noun

IPA: /fɛd/

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The correct spelling is fed. A federal government officer or official, especially FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF, and DEA agents. For example: "That corrupt fed was caught taking bribes from a mobster!"

Usage Examples

That corrupt fed was caught taking bribes from a mobster!

Feed the dog every evening.

Spiders feed on gnats and flies.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A federal government officer or official, especially FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF, and DEA agents.
  2. 2.A police officer.
  3. 3.A “federation” in which powerlifters organize to compete.

verb

  1. 1.(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
  2. 2.To eat (usually of animals).
  3. 3.To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.
  4. 4.To give to a machine to be processed.
  5. 5.To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).

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