shed

shed ¹  (shd)

v. shed, shed·ding, sheds

v.tr.

1. To cause to pour forth: shed tears.

2. To diffuse or radiate; send forth or impart: shed light.

3. To repel without allowing penetration: A duck's feathers shed water.

4.

a. To lose by natural process: a snake shedding its skin.

b. To rid oneself of (something not wanted or needed): I shed 25 pounds as a result of my new diet.

v.intr.

1. To lose a natural growth or covering by natural process.

2. To pour forth, fall off, or drop out: All the leaves have shed.

n.

1. Something that sheds, especially an elevation in the earth's surface from which water flows in two directions; a watershed.

2. Something that has been shed.

Idiom:

shed blood

To take life, especially with violence; kill.

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[Middle English sheden, to separate, shed, from Old English scadan, to divide; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

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shed ²  (shd)

n.

1. A small structure, either freestanding or attached to a larger structure, serving for storage or shelter.

2. A large low structure often open on all sides.

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[Alteration of Middle English shadde, perhaps variant of shade, shade; see shade.]

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shed ¹

Noun

1. a small, roughly made building used for storing garden tools, etc.

2. a large barnlike building used for various purposes at factories, train stations, etc.: a locomotive shed [Old English sced]

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shed ²

Verb

[shedding, shed]

1. to get rid of: 250 workers shed by the company

2. shed tears to cry

3. shed light on to make (a problem or situation) easier to understand

4. to cast off (skin, hair, or leaves): the trees were already beginning to shed their leaves

5. to cause to flow off: this coat sheds water

6. to separate or divide (a group of sheep) [Old English sc(e)ādan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shed - an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage apiary, bee house - a shed containing a number of beehives boathouse - a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats coal house - a shed for storing coal outbuilding - a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building toolhouse, toolshed - a shed for storing tools woodshed - a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
Verb	1.	shed - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" cast off, throw off, throw away, shake off, throw, cast, drop exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" abscise - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue exfoliate - cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters autotomise, autotomize - cause a body part to undergo autotomy
	2.	shed - pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" pour forth, spill pour - cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
	3.	shed - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" disgorge, spill seed - go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed" slop, spill, splatter - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	4.	shed - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring" exuviate, molt, moult, slough desquamate, peel off - peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" cast off, shed, throw off, throw away, shake off, throw, cast, drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
Adj.	1.	shed - shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" caducous biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

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shed ¹

noun hut, shack, lean-to, outhouse, lockup, bothy chiefly Scot. whare N.Z.

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shed ²

verb 1. drop, spill, scatter

verb 2. cast off, discard, moult, slough off, exuviate

verb 3. give out, cast, emit, give, throw, afford, radiate, diffuse, pour forth

Translations

shed [ʃɛd] n → cobertizo;

(INDUSTRY, RAIL) → nave f

vt [pt, pp shed] [+ skin]; mudar [+ tears]; derramar;

to shed light on [+ problem, mystery] → aclarar, arrojar luz sobre

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shed [ʃɛd] n → remise f, resserre f;

(Industry), (Rail) → hangar m

vt [shed , pt , pp ] [+ leaves, fur etc]; perdre [+ tears]; verser, répandre [+ workers]; congédier;

to shed light on [+ problem, mystery] → faire la lumière sur

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shed [ʃɛd] [shed , pt, pp ] n → Schuppen m;

(Industry, Rail) → Halle f

vt (tears, blood) → vergießen;

(load) → verlieren;

(workers) → entlassen;

to shed its skin → sich häuten;

to shed light on (problem) → erhellen

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shed [ʃɛd] n → capannone m

vt [pt shed, pp ] [+ leaves, fur etc]; perdere [+ tears]; versare;

to shed light on [+ problem, mystery] → far luce su

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shed¹

n shed [ʃed]

a usually small building for working in, or for storage a wooden shed; a garden shed. stoor, skuur سَقيفَه، حَظيرَه барака kůlna skur; -skur der Schuppen αποθήκη, καλύβα cobertizo, nave kuur, maja(ke) كلبه vaja remise סְכָכָה शाला, घर suša, štagalj fészer gudang skúr capannone, rimessa 小屋 헛간, 광 pašiūrė šķūnītis; nojume bangsal schuurtje skur szopa barracão magazie сарай kôlňa, šopa lopa šupa skjul, bod โรงเก็บของ baraka (工)棚 повітка; шура کارگاہ ، گودام nhà một tầng để chứa đồ hoặc làm nhà xưởng （工）棚