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feed the meter

feed the meter verb: to place coins into a parking meter or gas meter.

Verb

feed the meter (third-person singular simple present feeds the meter, present participle feeding the meter, simple past and past participle fed the meter)

  1. (idiomatic) To place coins into a parking meter or gas meter.

Forms of feed the meter

third-person singular presentfeeds the meter
present participlefeeding the meter
past participlefed the meter
pastfed the meter

Questions about feed the meter

What does feed the meter mean?
Feed the meter means to place coins into a parking meter or gas meter.
What part of speech is feed the meter?
Feed the meter is a verb.
What is the past tense of feed the meter?
The past tense of feed the meter is fed the meter.

Words near feed the meter in the dictionary

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  2. feed pumps
  3. feed the dragon
  4. feed the fire
  5. feed the flames
  6. feed the meter
  7. feed the troll
  8. feed through
  9. feed two birds with one scone
  10. feed up
  11. feed water

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