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- Dictionaryshed/ʃɛd/
verb
- 1. (of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground: "both varieties shed leaves in winter"
- 2. discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated): "many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of SHED is to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted. How to use shed in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Shed.
SHED definition: 1. a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things: 2. a large, simple building…. Learn more.
a small building or lean-to of light construction, used for storage, shelter, etc. 2. a large roofed structure, esp one with open sides, used for storage, repairing locomotives, sheepshearing, etc. 3. a large retail outlet in the style of a warehouse.
to cast off or let fall (leaves, hair, feathers, skin, shell, etc.) by natural process: A healthy, growing snake will shed its skin about once a month. to get rid of or release oneself from: First, we must shed our illusions about what rural life is supposed to be like.
n. 1. An elevation in the earth's surface from which water flows in two directions; a watershed. 2. Something, such as an exoskeleton or outer skin, that has been shed or sloughed. 3. The space made by raising certain warp threads on a loom and lowering others, allowing the woof to be passed between them. Idioms: shed blood. 1.
Definition of shed verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An elevation in the earth's surface from which water flows in two directions; a watershed. Something, such as an exoskeleton or outer skin, that has been shed or sloughed. A small, rough building or lean-to, used for shelter or storage, as a workshop, etc. A ridge of high ground; specif., watershed.
shed meaning, definition, what is shed: a small building, often made of wood, us...: Learn more.
to impart or release; give or send forth (light, sound, fragrance, influence, etc.). to resist being penetrated or affected by: cloth that sheds water.
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.
