Shed

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I. verb (shed; shedding)

Etymology: Middle English, to divide, separate, from Old English scēadan; akin to Old High German skeidan to separate, Latin scindere to split, cleave, Greek schizein to split
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
- 1. chiefly dialect to set apart ; segregate
- 2. to cause to be dispersed without penetrating <duck's plumage sheds water>
- 3.
  - a. to cause (blood) to flow by cutting or wounding
  - b. to pour forth in drops <shed tears>
  - c. to give off or out <sheds some light on the subject>
- 4. to give off, discharge, or expel from the body of a plant or animal: 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 a virus in the feces>
- 5. to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted <shed her inhibitions><the company shed 100 jobs>
intransitive verb
- 1. to pour out ; spill
- 2. to become dispersed ; scatter
- 3. to cast off some natural covering (as fur or skin) <the cat is shedding>
Synonyms: see discard

II. noun

III. noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier shadde, probably from Middle English shade shade
Date: 1557
1.
- a. a slight structure built for shelter or storage; especially a single-storied building with one or more sides unenclosed
- b. a building that resembles a shed
2. archaic hut
? shedlike adjective

IV. transitive verb (shedded; shedding)