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.
Origin of shed
2
before 950; Middle English s(c)hed(d)en (v.), Old English scēadan, variant of sceādan; cognate with German scheiden to divide
I found some paper and sketched out a crude design—shed style, a simple two-by-four frame, with a top layer of corrugated tin.
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Homes there might be unstable sheds made of sheet-metal and plywood.
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Headquarters is a cluster of large hangar-like sheds, surrounded by woods, several kilometers off the beaten track.
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From a spare bedroom and a nook under the stairs, to a backyard shed or a repurposed dining table, the millions around the world who are new to working remotely are having to reassess their living quarters to make room for a viable work surface.
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“I sense that mobile games are starting to shed their skin, getting rid of all the dead things they carry around,” he says.
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When I first arrived at Duke, hooking up with a stranger seemed like a way to shed my inhibitions.
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Both priceless papyri that could shed light on early Christianity and forgeries are openly trafficked online.
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While the bats are infected, they shed large quantities of virus that can infect other animals.
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We see that he has not shed his desire to return to a simpler life.
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I forgot my flowers, walked in slowly and sadly and carried in two lanterns to store in the shed chamber.
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There was a large yard at the back, and in one corner of it was the shed, which did duty for a stable.
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By the side of the shed where Harry was standing there was a window, thick with dust.
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It was like her, too, that she made no outcry; that she did not shed tears or plead with him.
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She had never been so happy in her life as when she threw herself in Victorine's arms, and shed tears of joy upon her bosom.
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British Dictionary definitions for shed (1 of 5)
shed1
/ (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 shedNZat work
verbsheds, sheddingorshedded
(tr)NZto 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 shed (2 of 5)
shed2
/ (ʃɛd) /
verbsheds, sheddingorshed(mainly tr)
to pour forth or cause to pour forthto shed tears; shed blood
shed light on, shed light upon, throw light onorthrow light uponto clarify or supply additional information about
to cast off or losethe 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 repelthis 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)dialectto make a parting in (the hair)
noun
(in weaving) the space made by shedding
short for watershed
mainlyScota parting in the hair
Derived forms of shed
shedableorsheddable, adjective
Word Origin for shed
Old English sceadan; related to Gothic skaidan, Old High German skeidan to separate; see sheath
British Dictionary definitions for shed (3 of 5)
shed3
/ (ʃɛd) /
verbsheds, sheddingorshed
(tr)to separate or divide off (some farm animals) from the remainder of a groupa 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 shed (4 of 5)
shed4
/ (ʃɛd) /
noun
physicsa former unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10 –52 square metre
Word Origin for shed
C20: from shed1; so called by comparison to barn ² because of its smaller size
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