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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHED, v.t. pret. and pp. shed.
1. To pour out; to effuse; to spill; to suffer to flow out; as, to shed tears; to shed blood. The sun sheds light on the earth; the stars shed a more feeble light.
This is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Matthew 26.
2. To let fall; to cast; as, the trees shed their leaves on autumn; fowls shed their fethers; and serpents shed their skin.
3. To scatter to emit; to throw off; to diffuse; as, flowers shed their sweets of fragrance.
SHED, v.i. To let fall its parts.
White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand.
Mortimer.
SHED, n.
1. A slight building; a covering of timber and boards, etc. for shelter against and the inclemencies of weather; a poop house or hovel; as a horse-shed.
The first Aletes born in a lowly shed. Fairfax.
Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. Sandys.
2. In composition; effusion; as in slood-shed. [See the Verb.]
SHED, v.t. To keep off; to prevent from entering; as a hut, umbrella or garment that sheds rain.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn: caducous, shed] [ant: lasting, persistent] n
1: an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage v
1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop]
2: 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" [syn: spill, shed, pour forth]
3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: spill, shed, disgorge]
4: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring" [syn: shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough]

Merriam Webster's

Date: 1609 she had ; she would

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (shed; shedding) Etymology: Middle English, to divide, separate, from Old English sc?adan; akin to Old High German skeidan to separate, Latin scindere to split, cleave, Greek schizein to split Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. chiefly dialect to set apart ; segregate 2. to cause to be dispersed without penetrating <duck's plumage sheds water> 3. a. to cause (blood) to flow by cutting or wounding b. to pour forth in drops <shed tears> c. to give off or out <sheds some light on the subject> 4. to give off, discharge, or expel from the body of a plant or animal: as a. to eject, slough off, or lose as part of the normal processes of life <a caterpillar shedding its skin> <a cat shedding hair> <a deciduous tree sheds its leaves in the fall> b. to discharge usually gradually especially as part of a pathological process <shed a virus in the feces> 5. to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted <shed her inhibitions> <the company shed 100 jobs> intransitive verb 1. to pour out ; spill 2. to become dispersed ; scatter 3. to cast off some natural covering (as fur or skin) <the cat is shedding> Synonyms: see discard II. noun Date: 12th century 1. obsolete distinction, difference 2. something (as the skin of a snake) that is discarded in shedding 3. a divide of land III. noun Etymology: alteration of earlier shadde, probably from Middle English shade shade Date: 1557 1. a. a slight structure built for shelter or storage; especially a single-storied building with one or more sides unenclosed b. a building that resembles a shed 2. archaic hut • shedlike adjective IV. transitive verb (shedded; shedding) Date: 1850 to put or house in a shed

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 a one-storeyed structure usu. of wood for storage or shelter for animals etc., or as a workshop. 2 a large roofed structure with one side open, for storing or maintaining machinery etc. 3 Austral. & NZ an open-sided building for shearing sheep or milking cattle. Etymology: app. var. of SHADE(1) 2. v.tr. (shedding; past and past part. shed) 1 let or cause to fall off (trees shed their leaves). 2 take off (clothes). 3 reduce (an electrical power load) by disconnection etc. 4 cause to fall or flow (shed blood; shed tears). 5 disperse, diffuse, radiate (shed light). Phrases and idioms: shed light on see LIGHT(1). Etymology: OE sc(e)adan f. Gmc

Oxford Reference Dictionary

contr. 1 she had. 2 she would.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shed Shed, n. 1. A parting; a separation; a division. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] They say also that the manner of making the shed of newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a javelin came up then likewise. --Sir T. North. 2. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed. 3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed. 4. (Weaving) 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shed Shed, n. [The same word as shade. See Shade.] 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. The first Aletes born in lowly shed. --Fairfax. Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. --Sandys.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shed Shed, v. i. 1. To fall in drops; to pour. [Obs.] Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. --Chaucer. 2. To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope. White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand. --Mortimer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shed Shed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shed; p. pr. & vb. n. Shedding.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk["e]du I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. ???, Skr. chid, and perch. also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. Cf. Chisel, Concise, Schism, Sheading, Sheath, Shide.] 1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Robert of Brunne. 2. 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. Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak. Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head. --Wordsworth. 3. 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. 4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. 5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] ``Her hair . . . is shed with gray.'' --B. Jonson. 6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shed Shed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shed; p. pr. & vb. n. Shedding.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk["e]du I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. ???, Skr. chid, and perch. also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. Cf. Chisel, Concise, Schism, Sheading, Sheath, Shide.] 1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Robert of Brunne. 2. 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. Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak. Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head. --Wordsworth. 3. 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. 4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. 5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] ``Her hair . . . is shed with gray.'' --B. Jonson. 6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shed Shed, n. (A["e]ronautics) A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sheds, shedding) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'shed' is used in the present tense and in the past tense and past participle of the verb. 1. A shed is a small building that is used for storing things such as garden tools. ...a garden shed. N-COUNT 2. A shed is a large shelter or building, for example at a railway station, port, or factory. ...disused railway sheds. N-COUNT: usu n N 3. When a tree sheds its leaves, its leaves fall off in the autumn. When an animal sheds hair or skin, some of its hair or skin drops off. Some of the trees were already beginning to shed their leaves. VERB: V n 4. To shed something means to get rid of it. (FORMAL) The firm is to shed 700 jobs... VERB: V n 5. If a lorry sheds its load, the goods that it is carrying accidentally fall onto the road. (mainly BRIT) A lorry piled with scrap metal had shed its load. VERB: V n 6. If you shed tears, you cry. They will shed a few tears at their daughter's wedding. VERB: V n 7. To shed blood means to kill people in a violent way. If someone sheds their blood, they are killed in a violent way, usually when they are fighting in a war. (FORMAL) Gunmen in Ulster shed the first blood of the new year... VERB: V n 8. to shed light on something: see light

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. She'd is the usual spoken form of 'she had', especially when 'had' is an auxiliary verb. She'd rung up to discuss the divorce... 2. She'd is a spoken form of 'she would'. She'd do anything for a bit of money...

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Spill, effuse, pour out, let fall. 2. Spread, diffuse, scatter, emit, give out. 3. Cast, throw off, put off, let fall. II. n. Hut, hovel, cot, cabin, out-house, out-building.

Moby Thesaurus

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