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")
Overview of verb feed
The verb feed has 11 senses
feed -- (provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts")
feed, give -- (give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")
feed -- (feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity")
feed, feed in -- (introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor")
feed -- (support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity")
feed, eat -- (take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?")
feed -- (serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six")
run, flow, feed, course -- (move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi")
prey, feed -- (profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity")
feed, feast -- (gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view")
fertilize, fertilise, feed -- (provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants")
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