fed

Etymology 1

Clipping of federal.

noun

1. (US, derogatory, slang) A federal government officer or official, especially a FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF, or DEA agent.
   That corrupt fed was caught taking bribes from a mobster!
2. (London, Toronto, especially MLE, MTE, slang) A police officer.
   Jasmine York led chants of ‘f*** the f***ing feds’ as a crowd marched on Bristol’s Bridewell police station. 2022, 15 March, Kill the Bill protester who led ‘f*** the feds’ chant jailed over police car torching (in Metro newspaper)
3. (Canada, in the plural) The Canadian federal government.
   Salmon were becoming scarce in the river until the feds stepped in.

Etymology 2

Clipping of federation.

noun

1. (weightlifting, colloquial) A federation in which powerlifters organize to compete.

Etymology 3

verb

1. simple past and past participle of feed