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  • 1feed — [fēd] vt. fed, feeding [ME feden < OE fedan < base of foda, FOOD] 1. to give food to; provide food for 2. a) to provide as food [to feed oats to horses] b) to serve as food for …

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  • 2feed — fēd vb, fed fed; feed·ing vt 1 a) to give food to b) to give as food 2) to produce or provide food for vi to consume food: EAT feed n …

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  • 3fed — ☆ 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 …

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  • 4fed up — adjective having a strong distaste from surfeit grew more and more disgusted fed up with their complaints sick of it all sick to death of flattery gossip that makes one sick tired of the noise and smoke • Syn: ↑ …

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  • 5fed — I [[t]fɛd[/t]] v. pt. and pp. of feed • fed up II fed [[t]fɛd[/t]] n. cvb sts (often cap.) Informal. a federal official or law enforcement officer • Etymology: 1915–20; by shortening …

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  • 6Fed — 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 …

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  • 7feed — vb Feed, nourish, pasture, graze are comparable when they mean to provide the food that one needs or desires. Feed is the comprehensive term applicable not only to persons and animals but also to plants and, by extension, to whatever consumes… …

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  • 8feed up — ˌfeed ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they feed up he/she/it feeds up present participle feeding up past tense …

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  • 9Feed-in tariffs in Australia — Feed in tariffs generally refers to the rates at which a small scale producer of electricity (such as a household) is able to sell that electricity to another party (generally their electricity retailer). They are a means of providing PV… …

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  • 10Feed — (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… …

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