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   shed

   /SHed/

   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 offmolttechnical:exuviateOpposite grow
   • ▪ (of a mammal) lose (hair) as a result of molting, disease, or age.
   • ▪ take off (clothes). Similar take offremovepull offpeel offshrug offdiscarddivest oneself ofdofffling offfling asideclimb out ofslip out ofundounfastenunbuttonunzipOpposite donput on
   • ▪ discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated): "what they lacked was a willingness to shed the arrogance of the past" Similar dismisslet godischargegive someone their noticeget rid ofdiscardmake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
   • ▪ have the property of preventing (something) from being absorbed: "this leather has a superior ability to shed water, sweat, and salt"
   • ▪ 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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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word shed as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. A shed is a small building for shelter or storage, or a division of land.

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   Shed definition: a simple or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc.. See examples of SHED used in a sentence.

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   A shed is a small building or lean-to for storage or shelter, or a large open structure for various purposes. Shed can also mean to lose or cast off something, such as tears, skin, or hair.

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   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.

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