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   shed

   /ʃɛd/

   verb

   • 1. (of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground: "both varieties shed leaves in winter"
   • ▪ (of a reptile, insect, etc.) allow (its skin or shell) to come off, to be replaced by another one that has grown underneath. Similar slough offcastcast offmoulttechnical:exuviateOpposite grow
   • ▪ (of a mammal) lose (hair) as a result of moulting, disease, or age.
   • ▪ take off (clothes): "we shed our jackets" Similar take offremovepull offpeel offshrug offdiscarddivest oneself ofdofffling offfling asideclimb out ofslip out ofundounfastenunbuttonunzipOpposite donput on
   • ▪ have the property of repelling (water or a similar substance).
   • 2. discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated): "many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs" Similar dismisslet godischargegive someone their noticeget rid ofdiscardmake redundantinformal:sackgive someone the sackfiregive someone their cardsgive someone their marching orderssend packinggive someone the bootgive someone the bulletgive someone the pushgive someone the (old) heave-hoboot outdiscardget rid ofdispose ofdo away withdropabandonthrow outjettisonlosescrapcast aside/offdumphave done withrejectrepudiateinformal:ditchjunkget shut ofget shot ofsee the back ofshuck offOpposite hiretake onadoptkeep
   • 3. cast or give off (light): "the full moon shed a watery light on the scene" Similar castsend forthsend outradiategive outdiffusedispersescatter
   • 4. accidentally allow (something) to fall off or spill: British "a lorry shed its load of steel bars" Similar let falllet dropdropscatterspillshower
   • 5. eliminate part of (an electrical power load) by disconnecting circuits.

   Word Origin Old Englishsc(e)ādan ‘separate out (one selected group), divide’, also ‘scatter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German scheiden. Compare with sheath.

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