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{{11}}fed (n.) 1788, short for FEDERALIST (Cf. Federalist); as colloquial for “official of the federal government,” from 1916, especially, after 1930s, of FBI agents.
{{12}}fed (v.) p.t. and pp. of FEED (Cf. feed) (v.). Fed up "surfeited, disgusted, bored," is British slang first recorded 1900, extended to U.S. by World War I; probably from earlier phrases like fed up to the back teeth.

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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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