shed

[ shed ]

/ ʃɛd /

verb (used with object), shed, shed·ding.

to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.

to emit and let fall, as tears.

to impart or release; give or send forth (light, sound, fragrance, influence, etc.).

to resist being penetrated or affected by: cloth that sheds water.

to cast off or let fall (leaves, hair, feathers, skin, shell, etc.) by natural process.

Textiles. to separate (the warp) in forming a shed.

verb (used without object), shed, shed·ding.

to fall off, as leaves.

to drop out, as hair, seed, grain, etc.

to cast off hair, feathers, skin, or other covering or parts by natural process.

noun

Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.

Words nearby shed

shechem, shechina, shechinah, shechita, shechitah, shed, shed blood, shed dormer, shed hand, shed light on, shed out

Idioms for shed

shed blood,

to cause blood to flow.
to kill by violence; slaughter.

Origin of shed

before 950; Middle English s(c)hed(d)en (v.), Old English scēadan, variant of sceādan; cognate with German scheiden to divide

SYNONYMS FOR shed

3 emit, radiate, effuse, spread.

4 repel.

9 molt.

OTHER WORDS FROM shed

shed·a·ble, shed·da·ble, adjectivenon·shed·ding, adjectiveun·shed·ding, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for shed blood (1 of 4)

shed¹

/ (ʃɛd) /

noun

a small building or lean-to of light construction, used for storage, shelter, etc

a large roofed structure, esp one with open sides, used for storage, repairing locomotives, sheepshearing, etc

a large retail outlet in the style of a warehouse

NZ another name for freezing works

in the shed NZ at work

verb sheds, shedding or shedded

(tr) NZ to store (hay or wool) in a shed

Derived forms of shed

shedlike, adjective

Word Origin for shed

Old English sced; probably variant of scead shelter, shade

British Dictionary definitions for shed blood (2 of 4)

shed²

/ (ʃɛd) /

verb sheds, shedding or shed (mainly tr)

to pour forth or cause to pour forthto shed tears; shed blood

shed light on, shed light upon, throw light on or throw light upon to clarify or supply additional information about

to cast off or losethe snake shed its skin; trees shed their leaves

(of a lorry) to drop (its load) on the road by accident

to abolish or get rid of (jobs, workers, etc)

to repelthis coat sheds water

(also intr) (in weaving) to form an opening between (the warp threads) in order to permit the passage of the shuttle

(tr) dialect to make a parting in (the hair)

noun

(in weaving) the space made by shedding

short for watershed

mainly Scot a parting in the hair

Derived forms of shed

shedable or sheddable, adjective

Word Origin for shed

Old English sceadan; related to Gothic skaidan, Old High German skeidan to separate; see sheath

British Dictionary definitions for shed blood (3 of 4)

shed³

/ (ʃɛd) /

verb sheds, shedding or shed

(tr) to separate or divide off (some farm animals) from the remainder of a groupa good dog can shed his sheep in a matter of minutes

noun

(of a dog) the action of separating farm animals

Derived forms of shed

shedding, noun

Word Origin for shed

from shed ²

British Dictionary definitions for shed blood (4 of 4)

shed⁴

/ (ʃɛd) /

noun

physics a former unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10 –52 square metre

Word Origin for shed

C20: from shed 1; so called by comparison to barn ² because of its smaller size

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Idioms and Phrases with shed blood

shed blood

Also, spill blood. Wound or kill someone, especially violently. For example, It was a bitter fight but fortunately no blood was shed, or A great deal of blood has been spilled in this family feud. Both of these terms allude to causing blood to flow and fall on the ground. The first dates from the 1200s. The variant amplifies the verb spill, which from about 1300 to 1600 by itself meant “slay” or “kill”; it was first recorded about 1125.

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verb (used with object), shed, shed·ding.

verb (used without object), shed, shed·ding.

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verb sheds, shedding or shedded

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verb sheds, shedding or shed (mainly tr)

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verb sheds, shedding or shed

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