shed
verb /ʃed/
/ʃed/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they shed | /ʃed/ /ʃed/ |
| he / she / it sheds | /ʃedz/ /ʃedz/ |
| past simple shed | /ʃed/ /ʃed/ |
| past participle shed | /ʃed/ /ʃed/ |
| -ing form shedding | /ˈʃedɪŋ/ /ˈʃedɪŋ/ |
- shed something (often used in newspapers) to get rid of something that is no longer wanted
- The factory is shedding a large number of jobs.
- a quick way to shed unwanted pounds (= extra weight or fat on your body)
- Museums have been trying hard to shed their stuffy image.
Extra Examples- She was determined to shed some weight and get fit.
- The firm is trying to shed its old-fashioned image.
- Her mother had shed ten years since her marriage to Douglas.
- shed something (+ adv./prep.) (formal) to take off a piece of clothing
- We shed our jackets.
- Luke shed his clothes onto the floor.
- shed something (British English) (of a vehicle) to lose or drop what it is carrying
- The traffic jam was caused by a lorry shedding its load.
- shed something if an animal sheds its skin, or a plant sheds leaves, it loses them naturally
- How often does a snake shed its skin?
- trees that shed their leaves in autumn
- shed something (on/over somebody/something) to send light over something; to let light fall somewhere
- The candles shed a soft glow on her face.
- shed tears (formal or literary) to cry
- She shed no tears when she heard he was dead.
- shed blood (formal) to kill or injure people, especially in a war
- How much blood will be shed before the fighting ends?
- shed something (formal) to have the quality of causing water or liquid to run off and not sink in
- A duck's feathers shed water immediately.
get rid of
drop
skin/leaves
light
tears
blood
water
Word Originverb Old English sc(e)ādan ‘separate out (one selected group), divide’, also ‘scatter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German scheiden. Compare with sheath.
Idioms
cast/shed/throw light on something
- to make a problem, etc. easier to understand
- Recent research has shed new light on the causes of the disease.
