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- Dictionaryshed/ʃɛd/
verb
- 1. (of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground: "both varieties shed leaves in winter"
- 2. discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated): "many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs" Similar Opposite
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Jun 16, 2012 · : to give off, discharge, or expel from the body of a plant or animal: such as. a. : to eject, slough off, or lose as part of the normal processes of life. a caterpillar shedding its skin. a cat shedding hair. a deciduous tree sheds its leaves in the fall. b. : to discharge usually gradually especially as part of a pathological process.
SHED definition: 1. a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things: 2. a large, simple building…. Learn more.
n. 1. An elevation in the earth's surface from which water flows in two directions; a watershed. 2. Something, such as an exoskeleton or outer skin, that has been shed or sloughed. 3. The space made by raising certain warp threads on a loom and lowering others, allowing the woof to be passed between them. Idioms: shed blood. 1.
Shed definition: a simple or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc.. See examples of SHED used in a sentence.
SHED meaning: 1. a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things: 2. a large, simple building…. Learn more.
1. a small building or lean-to of light construction, used for storage, shelter, etc. 2. a large roofed structure, esp one with open sides, used for storage, repairing locomotives, sheepshearing, etc. 3.
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. Definitions on the go.
The small, simple building in your yard where you keep tools or gardening equipment is a shed. As a noun, shed means "hut," and probably comes from the word shade. But shed is also a verb meaning "to cast off," like when a snake sheds its skin.
shed meaning, definition, what is shed: a small building, often made of wood, us...: Learn more.
Something, such as an exoskeleton or outer skin, that has been shed or sloughed. American Heritage A small, rough building or lean-to, used for shelter or storage, as a workshop, etc.
