shed

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A garden shed.

noun

The definition of a shed is a small building used for storage or as a workshop.
An example of a shed is where people store their garden tools.

verb

Shed is defined as to give off or to cause to flow.
1. An example of to shed is crying tears.
2. An example of to shed is when a cat loses some of its hair when the weather starts to get warmer.

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shed

a small, rough building or lean-to, used for shelter or storage, as a workshop, etc.
a large, strongly built, barnlike or hangarlike structure, often with open front or sides

Origin of shed

from Middle English shadde, variant, variety of shade from Old English scead, shelter, protection, shade

transitive verb

, shed′ding

to pour out; give off; emit; diffuse
to cause to flow in a stream or fall in drops: to shed tears
to cause to flow off without penetrating; repel: oilskin sheds water
1. to cast off or lose (a natural growth or covering, as leaves, skin, hair, etc.)
2. to get rid of (something unwanted): to shed a few pounds

Origin of shed

Middle English scheden from Old English sceadan, to separate, distinguish, akin to German scheiden, to cut, separate: for Indo-European base see sheath

to shed a natural growth or covering, as hair
to drop off or fall out: said of leaves, seeds, etc.

a ridge of high ground; specif., watershed
an opening in the warp threads of a loom for the shuttle to pass through

Origin of shed

ME schede, division

shed Idioms

shed blood

to kill in a violent or bloody way

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shed

verb

shed, shed·ding, sheds

verb

transitive

a. 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.
b. To rid oneself of (something not wanted or needed): I shed 25 pounds as a result of my new diet.
c. To take off (an article of clothing).
a. To produce and release (a tear or tears).
b. Archaic To pour forth.
To repel without allowing penetration: A duck's feathers shed water.
To diffuse or radiate; send forth or impart: a lamp that sheds a lot of light.

verb

intransitive

To lose a natural growth or covering by natural process: The cats are shedding now.

noun

An elevation in the earth's surface from which water flows in two directions; a watershed.
Something, such as an exoskeleton or outer skin, that has been shed or sloughed.
The space made by raising certain warp threads on a loom and lowering others, allowing the woof to be passed between them.

Origin of shed

Middle English sheden to separate, shed from Old English scēadan to divide ; see skei- in Indo-European roots.

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.

Origin of shed

Alteration of Middle English shadde perhaps variant of shade shade ; see shade .

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present sheds, present participle shedding, simple past and past participle shed)

(intransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
You must shed your fear of the unknown before you can proceed.
When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.
(archaic) To pour; to make flow.
To allow to flow or fall.
I didn't shed many tears when he left me.
A tarpaulin sheds water.
To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
Can you shed any light on this problem?
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
(weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

Origin

From Middle English sheden, scheden, schoden, from Old English scÄ“adan, scÄdan (“to separate, divide, part, make a line of separation between; remove from association or companionship; distinguish, discriminate, decide, determine, appoint; shatter, shed; expound; decree; write down; differ"), from Proto-Germanic *skaiÃ¾anÄ… (cf. West Frisian skiede, Dutch/German scheiden), from Proto-Indo-European *skÄ“i-t-, zero grade of *skehâ‚i-d 'to cut' (cf. Welsh chwydu 'to break open', Lithuanian skÃesti 'to separate', Old Church Slavonic Ñ‡Ñ£Ð´Ð¸Ñ‚Ð¸ (ÄÄ•diti) 'to filter, strain', Ancient Greek ÏƒÏ‡Î¯Î¶Ï‰ (skhizÅ, “to split"), Old Armenian ÖÕ¿Õ¥Õ´ (cÊ¿tem, “to scratch"), Sanskrit à¤šà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¤¿ (chyÃ¡ti) 'he cuts off'). Related to shoad; shit.

Noun

(plural sheds)

(weaving) An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.

Origin

Old English scÄ“ad, from Germanic. Cognate with German Scheitel "˜hair parting'.

Noun

(plural sheds)

A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
a wagon shed; a wood shed; a garden shed
(UK, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.

Origin

Variant of shade.

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