Canadian English Meaning of shed

shed

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Definitions and Meaning of shed in English

Wordnet

shed (n)

an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

Wordnet

shed (v)

get rid of

pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Wordnet

shed (a)

shed at an early stage of development

Webster

shed (n.)

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.

A parting; a separation; a division.

The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed.

That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed.

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.

A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.

Webster

shed (imp. & p. p.)

of Shed

Webster

shed (v. t.)

To separate; to divide.

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.

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.

To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.

To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.

To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

Webster

shed (v. i.)

To fall in drops; to pour.

To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope.

FAQs About the word shed

shed

an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage, get rid of, pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities, cause

discard,Ditch,moult,peel,slip,swamp,exfoliate,flake,scale,scrap

adopt,embrace,employ,take on,use,utilize,hold,keep,retain,hold back

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