1. (

• Federal ,
• Fed ,
• federal_official

) any federal law-enforcement officer ;

2. (

• Federal_Reserve_System ,
• Federal_Reserve ,
• Fed ,
• FRS

) the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply" ;

1. (

• feed ,

) provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts" ;

2. (

• feed ,
• give

) give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" ;

3. (

• feed ,

) feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity" ;

4. (

• feed ,
• feed_in

) introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" ;

5. (

• feed

) support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" ;

6. (

• feed ,
• eat ,

) take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" ;

7. (

• feed ,

) serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six" ;

8. (

• run ,
• flow ,
• feed ,
• course

) move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" ;

9. (

• prey ,
• feed ,

) profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" ;

10. (

• feed ,
• feast ,

) gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" ;

11. (

• fertilize ,
• fertilise ,
• feed

) provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" ;