shed

[ shed ]

/ ʃɛd /

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verb (used with object), shed, shed·ding.

to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.

to emit and let fall, as tears.

to impart or release; give or send forth (light, sound, fragrance, influence, etc.).

to resist being penetrated or affected by: cloth that sheds water.

to cast off or let fall (leaves, hair, feathers, skin, shell, etc.) by natural process.

Textiles. to separate (the warp) in forming a shed.

verb (used without object), shed, shed·ding.

to fall off, as leaves.

to drop out, as hair, seed, grain, etc.

to cast off hair, feathers, skin, or other covering or parts by natural process.

noun

Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.

Idioms for shed

shed blood,

to cause blood to flow.
to kill by violence; slaughter.

Origin of shed

before 950; Middle English s(c)hed(d)en (v.), Old English scēadan, variant of sceādan; cognate with German scheiden to divide

SYNONYMS FOR shed

3 emit, radiate, effuse, spread.

4 repel.

9 molt.

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OTHER WORDS FROM shed

shed·a·ble, shed·da·ble, adjective non·shed·ding, adjective un·shed·ding, adjective

Words nearby shed

shechem, shechina, shechinah, shechita, shechitah, shed, shed blood, shed dormer, shed hand, shed light on, shed out

Example sentences from the Web for shedding

Watching him now being accused of illegal operations will not see them shedding any tears.

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Prince has a habit of shedding protégés almost as quickly as he picks them up.

Prince Returns From the Wilderness and, Thankfully, Is as Restless as Ever |Keith Phipps |October 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And, thanks to a host of women posting photos of themselves with their colostomy bags, the condition is shedding its stigma.

The Brave Colostomy Bag Selfies |Charlotte Lytton |July 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Visitors would be forgiven for shedding a tear as the ceremony comes to a close.

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Could the “Ice Queen” be shedding her “Nuclear Wintour” persona and growing soft with old age?

Anna Wintour Sheds A Tear and Is Embraced by Michelle Obama at the Costume Institutes Dedication |Justin Jones |May 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They knew me, and each one seized my hand, shedding tears of joy.

Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca |Homer
He looked up to find her standing before him, and he saw that she had been shedding tears.

Demos |George Gissing
That is because the mane of Night's horse is shedding light upon the earth as he travels onward.

Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin |Mary Hazelton Wade
"All is over with Spain," said they, shedding abundant tears.

The Days of Chivalry |Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine
However, seeing him still cautious of shedding blood, I told him they should go themselves, and manage as they found convenient.

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Of York, Mariner, Vol. 1 |Daniel Defoe

British Dictionary definitions for shedding (1 of 4)

shed ¹

/ (ʃɛd) /

noun

a small building or lean-to of light construction, used for storage, shelter, etc

a large roofed structure, esp one with open sides, used for storage, repairing locomotives, sheepshearing, etc

a large retail outlet in the style of a warehouse

NZ another name for freezing works

in the shed NZ at work

verb sheds, shedding or shedded

(tr) NZ to store (hay or wool) in a shed

Derived forms of shed

shedlike, adjective

Word Origin for shed

Old English sced; probably variant of scead shelter, shade

British Dictionary definitions for shedding (2 of 4)

shed ²

/ (ʃɛd) /

verb sheds, shedding or shed (mainly tr)

to pour forth or cause to pour forth to shed tears; shed blood

shed light on, shed light upon, throw light on or throw light upon to clarify or supply additional information about

to cast off or lose the snake shed its skin; trees shed their leaves

(of a lorry) to drop (its load) on the road by accident

to abolish or get rid of (jobs, workers, etc)

to repel this coat sheds water

(also intr) (in weaving) to form an opening between (the warp threads) in order to permit the passage of the shuttle

(tr) dialect to make a parting in (the hair)

noun

(in weaving) the space made by shedding

short for watershed

mainly Scot a parting in the hair

Derived forms of shed

shedable or sheddable, adjective

Word Origin for shed

Old English sceadan; related to Gothic skaidan, Old High German skeidan to separate; see sheath

British Dictionary definitions for shedding (3 of 4)

shed ³

/ (ʃɛd) /

verb sheds, shedding or shed

(tr) to separate or divide off (some farm animals) from the remainder of a group a good dog can shed his sheep in a matter of minutes

noun

(of a dog) the action of separating farm animals

Derived forms of shed

shedding, noun

Word Origin for shed

from shed ²

British Dictionary definitions for shedding (4 of 4)

shed ⁴

/ (ʃɛd) /

noun

physics a former unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10 –52 square metre

Word Origin for shed

C20: from shed 1; so called by comparison to barn ² because of its smaller size

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verb sheds, shedding or shed

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