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Definition of feed the meter
feed the meter 
verb
- to put coins into a parking meter.
Could you wait a few minutes before ordering dessert? I've got to go feed the meter.
- See more words with the same meaning: to buy, spend.
Last edited on Jan 06 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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| Definitions include: to do something bad to someone that takes care of one. | |
| Definitions include: a useless or low-class person. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "don't feed the troll". | |
| Definitions include: The small road that runs along the the side of a highway or freeway | |
| Definitions include: when people go after something aggressively (e.g. items given away freely) like fish at feeding time. | |
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| Definitions include: Inclusive | |
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| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
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| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
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