Shed

/ʃɛd/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive, UK, dialectal) To part, separate or divide..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive, UK, dialectal) To part, separate or divide.
2. (ambitransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of.
3. (transitive, archaic) To pour; to make flow.
4. (transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
5. (transitive) To radiate, cast, give off (light).
6. (obsolete, transitive) To pour forth, give off, impart.
7. (obsolete, intransitive) To fall in drops; to pour.
8. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.

Example Sentences

to shed something in two

to shed the sheep from the lambs

A metal comb shed her golden hair.

We are shed with each other by an enormous distance.

1635, "Sermon on Philippians III, 7, 8", in Select Practical Writings of David Dickson (1845), Volume 1, page 166 Internet Archive Lest […] ye shed with God.

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.

White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand.

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Word Forms

• sheds
• shedding
• shed
• shedded
• shode
• shead
• shede

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