ted
part of speech
noun (a ted, teds — informal, UK); verb (ted, teds, tedded, tedding — farming); also a name (Ted)
meaning for a pupil
1) (informal, UK, Australia) A teddy bear: «my old ted». tree →
2) (UK, history) A Teddy boy, a young man in the past who wore a special smart style of long jackets and narrow trousers. tree →
3) (farming) To spread out cut grass or hay so it dries. tree →
4) Ted is also a short form of the names Edward and Theodore. tree →
sense in the lessons
In children's stories «Ted» or «ted» is a teddy bear. «TED» in capitals also means talks on ideas (TED Talks). In farming, a machine called a «tedder» spreads hay. Phrases: «my ted», «Uncle Ted».
examples
- I can't sleep without my old ted. tree →
- Uncle Ted is coming for lunch. tree →
- The farmer will ted the hay so it dries in the sun. tree →
- Granddad was a Teddy boy, a ted, when he was young. tree →
- My little sister gave her ted a bath. tree →
- Ted is short for Edward. tree →
note
As a name it has a capital: Ted. As a toy it is informal; the full word is «teddy» or «teddy bear». «TED» (capital letters) is a short form for talks. A rare word otherwise.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ted» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.