shed
1 (shĕd)
[Middle English sheden, to separate, shed, from Old English scēadan, to divide.]
verb: shed, shed·ding, sheds.
transitive verb
- To cause to pour forth: shed tears.
- To diffuse or radiate; send forth or impart: shed light.
- To repel without allowing penetration: A duck's feathers shed water.
- To lose by natural process: a snake shedding its skin.
- To rid oneself of (something not wanted or needed): I shed 25 pounds as a result of my new diet.
intransitive verb
- To lose a natural growth or covering by natural process.
- To pour forth, fall off, or drop out: All the leaves have shed.
noun
- Something that sheds, especially an elevation in the earth's surface from which water flows in two directions; a watershed.
- Something that has been shed.
idioms
- shed blood
- To take life, especially with violence; kill.
shed
2 (shĕd)
[Alteration of Middle English shadde, perhaps variant of shade, shade; see shade.]
noun
- A small structure, either freestanding or attached to a larger structure, serving for storage or shelter.
- A large low structure often open on all sides.
