Fed

Fed
Feed Feed (f[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fed} (f[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Feeding}.] [AS. f[=e]dan, fr. f[=o]da food; akin to OS. f[=o]dian, OFries. f[=e]da, f[=o]da, D. voeden, OHG. fuottan, Icel. f[ae][eth]a, Sw. f["o]da, Dan. f["o]de. [root]75. See {Food}.] 1. To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy the physical huger of. [1913 Webster]

If thine enemy hunger, feed him. --Rom. xii. 20. [1913 Webster]

Unreasonable creatures feed their young. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To satisfy; gratify or minister to, as any sense, talent, taste, or desire. [1913 Webster]

I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Feeding him with the hope of liberty. --Knolles. [1913 Webster]

3. To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill; to feed a furnace with coal. [1913 Webster]

4. To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen, develop, and guard. [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt feed my people Israel. --2 Sam. v. 2. [1913 Webster]

Mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed. --B. Cornwall. [1913 Webster]

5. To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it with sheep. [1913 Webster]

Once in three years feed your mowing lands. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]

6. To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed water to a steam boiler. [1913 Webster]

7. (Mach.) (a) To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press. (b) To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in wood and metal working machines, so that the work moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work). [1913 Webster]


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  • fed — [fed] it felt nice to swim in the heated pool she felt proud of her children strongly to fed bad/badly ( sad ) about smt. to fed sorry about smt. to fed good ( happy ) to fed fine/well ( healthy ) to fed bad ( unwell ) or ( sad ) ( to believe )… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • FED — (англ. Field Emission Display, дисплей с автоэлектронной эмиссией)  одна из дисплейных технологий. Позволяет получать плоские экраны с большой диагональю. Особенностью тонких FED экранов является низкое энергопотребление, широкий угол обзора …   Википедия

  • Fed — / fed/ n: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System see also federal reserve system in the important agencies section Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • fed\ up — • fed up • fed to the teeth • (slang) fed to the gills adj. phr. (informal) Having had too much of something; at the end of your patience; disgusted; bored; tired. People get fed up with anyone who brags all the time. I ve had enough of his… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • FED — may refer to: * The Federal Reserve System, the central bank of the United States often called The Fed. * An officer or official of the US federal government, especially of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or of some other investigative… …   Wikipedia

  • fed up — adj informal annoyed or bored, and wanting something to change ▪ She felt tired and a bit fed up. fed up with ▪ I m really fed up with this constant rain. ▪ Anna got fed up with waiting …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fed up — adjective not usually before noun INFORMAL * annoyed or bored with something that you feel you have accepted for too long: fed up with: I m fed up with this job. be/get fed up (with) doing something: She d got fed up with waiting and went home …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fed — ☆ fed fed1 [fed] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of FEED fed up Informal having had enough to become disgusted, bored, or annoyed fed2 [fed] n. [often F ] a U.S. federal agent or officer a U.S. federal agent or officer ☆ the Fed the Federal Reserve System …   English World dictionary

  • Fed — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • FED — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda FED (o Fed) es una abreviatura para: El Sistema de Reserva Federal (de los Estados Unidos) Field emission display Obtenido de FED Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

  • Fed — /fed/ noun US same as Federal Reserve Board (informal) ▪▪▪ ‘…indications of weakness in the US economy were contained in figures from the Fed on industrial production for April’ [Financial Times] ▪▪▪ ‘…the half point discount rate move gives the… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

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