shed

shed: [[t]ʃe̱d[/t]]
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sheds, shedding

(The form shed is used in the present tense and in the past tense and past participle of the verb.)

1) N-COUNT A shed is a small building that is used for storing things such as garden tools.

...a garden shed.

2) N-COUNT: usu n N A shed is a large shelter or building, for example at a railway station, port, or factory.

...disused railway sheds.

3) VERB When a tree sheds its leaves, its leaves fall off in the autumn. When an animal sheds hair or skin, some of its hair or skin drops off.

[V n] Some of the trees were already beginning to shed their leaves.

[V n] ...a snake who has shed its skin.

4) VERB To shed something means to get rid of it. [FORMAL]

[V n] The firm is to shed 700 jobs...

[V n] He had maintained a rigid diet, shedding some twenty pounds.

[V n] ...a city trying to shed its rough image.

5) VERB If a lorry sheds its load, the goods that it is carrying accidentally fall onto the road. [mainly BRIT]

[V n] A lorry piled with scrap metal had shed its load.

6) VERB If you shed tears, you cry.

[V n] They will shed a few tears at their daughter's wedding.

7) VERB To shed blood means to kill people in a violent way. If someone sheds their blood, they are killed in a violent way, usually when they are fighting in a war. [FORMAL]

[V n] Gunmen in Ulster shed the first blood of the new year...

[V n] Others promised to `shed our blood and sacrifice our lives to oppose the invaders'.

Derived words:

shedding N-UNCOUNT N of n
The Pope called for a halt to the shedding of innocent blood.

8) to shed light on something → see light

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Synonyms:

Spill, effuse, pour out, let fall / Spread, diffuse, scatter, emit, give out / Cast, throw off, put off, let fall, Hut, hovel, cot, cabin, out-house, out-building

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shed — [ʆed] verb shed PTandPP shedding PRESPART [transitive] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES to get rid of something that you no longer need, especially workers: • Plans to shed another 10,000 employees were unveiled … Financial and business terms
Shed — Shed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce[ a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shed — Shed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce[ a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shed — shed1 [shed] n. [< ME shadde, var. of shade < OE scead, shelter, protection, SHADE] 1. a small, rough building or lean to, used for shelter or storage, as a workshop, etc. 2. a large, strongly built, barnlike or hangarlike structure, often… … English World dictionary
shed — ● shed nom masculin (anglais shed, hangar) Type de couverture de bâtiments industriels présentant un profil en dent de scie et composé d un versant vitré, de pente rapide, exposé au N. pour un éclairage régulier et d un autre, de pente plus… … Encyclopédie Universelle
shed — vt, shed; shed·ding to give off or out: as a) to lose as part of a natural process <shed the deciduous teeth> b) to discharge usu. gradually from the body <exposed persons may shed virus from the oropharynx (D. R. Franz )(et al)> … Medical dictionary
Shed — (sh[e^]d), n. [The same word as shade. See {Shade}.] 1. A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure often open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed. [1913 Webster] The first Aletes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shed 7 — Shed Seven ist eine britische Musikgruppe, die dem Britpop zugeordnet wird. Shed Seven formierten sich 1990 in York. 1994 konnten sie mit Dolphin zum ersten Mal eine Single in den UK Top 40 platzieren, am Ende dieses Jahres konnten sie mit dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Shed — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Horus (homonymie) , Horus et Shed (homonymie). Cet article fait partie de la série Dieux égyptiens Présentation … Wikipédia en Français
Shed...y — Faraón de la Dinastía IX de Egipto Reinado c. 2120 a. C Predecesor Jety IV Sucesor H... Shed...y fue un gobernante de la dinastía IX de Egipto … Wikipedia Español
shed — Ⅰ. shed [1] ► NOUN 1) a simple roofed structure, typically of wood and used for storage or to shelter animals. 2) a larger structure, typically with one or more sides open, for storing vehicles or machinery. ORIGIN apparently a variant of… … English terms dictionary

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