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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 discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated): "many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs" Similar Opposite
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SHED definition: 1. a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things: 2. a large, simple building…. Learn more.
: 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.
To have (a growth or covering) be disconnected or fall off by a natural process: a tree shedding its leaves; a snake shedding its skin; a dog shedding its hair.
A shed is typically a simple, single-story roofed structure, often used for storage, for hobbies, or as a workshop, and typically serving as outbuilding, such as in a back garden or on an allotment.
Shed definition: a simple or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc.. See examples of SHED used in a sentence.
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. Want to learn more?
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.
Verb. Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. shedding, sheds. To drop off or fall out. Webster's New World. To cause to flow in a stream or fall in drops. To shed tears. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cast off or lose (a natural growth or covering, as leaves, skin, hair, etc.) Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
to impart or release; give or send forth (light, sound, fragrance, influence, etc.). to resist being penetrated or affected by: cloth that sheds water.
