Definitions of Shed [ʃɛd]

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Definition of 'Shed'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) shed
a slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc.

2.  shed
a large, strongly built structure, often open at the sides or end.

3. (v.t.) shed
to pour forth; let fall:
to shed tears.

4.  shed
to give or send forth (light, influence, etc.).

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

6.  shed
to cast off or lose (leaves, skin, etc.) by natural process.

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

8. (v.i.) shed
to fall off, as leaves.

9.  shed
to drop out, as hair or grain.

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

11. (n.) shed
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.

Etymology: (bef. 950; (v.), OE scēadan, var. of sceādan, c. OFris

Definition of 'Shed'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) shed
an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

2. (verb) caducous, shed
shed at an early stage of development
"most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"

3. (verb) shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
get rid of
"he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

4. (verb) spill, shed, pour forth
pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
"shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"

5. (verb) spill, shed, disgorge
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
"spill the beans all over the table"

6. (verb) shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
"our dog sheds every Spring"

Definition of 'Shed'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) shed
(of an animal) to lose its skin or hair
as the snake sheds its skin; The dog is constantly shedding.

2.  shed
shed light on
to make easier to understand
The interview sheds new light on the reasons for the changes.

3.  shed
shed blood/blood is shed
to cause people to die or be injured
Too much blood has been shed.

4.  shed
shed tears
to cry or be sad
I won't shed any tears if she leaves.

5. (noun) shed
a small building for storing tools or equipment
The lawnmower is in the tool shed.

Definition of 'Shed'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Shed
a slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed

2. (noun) Shed
a parting; a separation; a division

3. (noun) Shed
the act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed

4. (noun) Shed
that which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed

5. (noun) Shed
the passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads

6. Shed
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7. (verb) Shed
to separate; to divide

8. (verb) Shed
to part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain

9. (verb) Shed
to let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves

10. (verb) Shed
to cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water

11. (verb) Shed
to sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover

12. (verb) Shed
to divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle

13. (verb) Shed
to fall in drops; to pour

14. (verb) Shed
to let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope

Translation of 'Shed'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a usually small building for working in, or for storage a wooden shed; a garden shed.
Afrikaans: stoor, skuur	Arabic: سَقيفَه، حَظيرَه	Bulgarian: барака
Brazilian: barracão	Czech: kůlna	German: der Schuppen
Danish: skur; -skur	Greek: αποθήκη, καλύβα	Spanish: cobertizo, nave
Estonian: kuur, maja(ke)	Farsi: كلبه	Finnish: vaja
French: remise	Hebrew: סְכָכָה	Hindi: शाला, घर
Croatian: suša, štagalj	Hungarian: fészer	Indonesian: gudang
Icelandic: skúr	Italian: capannone, rimessa	Japanese: 小屋
Korean: 헛간	Lithuanian: pašiūrė	Latvian: šķūnītis; nojume
Malay: bangsal	Dutch: schuurtje	Norwegian: skur
Polish: szopa	Persian: كلبه	Pashto: څپره، سېب، چوپان
Portuguese: barracão	Romanian: magazie	Russian: сарай
Slovak: kôlňa, šopa	Slovenian: lopa	Serbian: šupa
Swedish: skjul, bod	Thai: โรงเก็บของ	Turkish: baraka
Taiwanese: 工作或放東西的棚屋	Ukrainian: повітка; шура	Urdu: کارگاہ ، گودام
Vietnamese: nhà một tầng để chứa đồ h	Chinese: （用于生产或存放设备的）工棚
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