Definition of shed Shed
/ʃɛˈd/ - [shed] - shed
We found 38 definitions of shed from 7 different sources.
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What does shed mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: sheds |
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| shed - an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage | ||
| outbuilding a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building | ||
| apiary, bee house a shed containing a number of beehives | ||
| boathouse a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats | ||
| coal house a shed for storing coal | ||
| toolhouse, toolshed a shed for storing tools | ||
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| shed - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring" | ||
| molt, exuviate, moult, slough | ||
| cast off, shake off, throw away, throw off, shed, cast, throw, drop make the last row of stitches when knitting | ||
| desquamate, peel off peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" | ||
| shed - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" | ||
| cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop | ||
| take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
| exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring" | ||
| abscise remove or separate by abscission | ||
| exfoliate grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate" | ||
| autotomise, autotomize cause a body part to undergo autotomy | ||
| shed - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" | ||
| spill, disgorge | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| seed remove the seeds from; "seed grapes" | ||
| splatter, slop, spill feed pigs | ||
| shed - 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" | ||
| spill, pour forth | ||
| pour move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- shed (Noun)
An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven. - shed (Noun)
A distinction or dividing-line. - shed (Noun)
A parting in the hair. - shed (Noun)
An area of land as distinguished from those around it. - shed (Noun)
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut. - shed (Noun)
An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality. - shed (Verb)
To part or divide. - shed (Verb)
To part with , separate from, leave off ; cast off , let fall, be divested of. - shed (Verb)
To pour; to make flow. - shed (Verb)
To allow to flow or fall. - shed (Verb)
To radiate, cast, give off light; see also shed light on . - shed (Verb)
To pour forth, give off, impart.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - shed (imp. & p. p.)
of Shed - shed (v. t.)
To separate; to divide. - shed (v. t.)
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. - shed (v. t.)
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. - shed (v. t.)
To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. - shed (v. t.)
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. - shed (v. t.)
To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle. - shed (v. i.)
To fall in drops; to pour. - shed (v. i.)
To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope. - shed (n.)
A parting; a separation; a division. - shed (n.)
The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed. - shed (n.)
That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed. - shed (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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shed
An old decrepit automobile. -
shed
A slight or temporary structure built to shelter something. -
shed
To allow to flow or fall.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shed
shed, v.t. to part, separate: to scatter, cast off: to throw out: to pour: to spill.—v.i. to let fall, cast:—pr.p. shed′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. shed.—n. a division, parting, as of the hair, and in watershed.—ns. Shed′der; Shed′ding. [A.S. sceádan, to separate; Ger. scheiden.] -
shed
shed, n. a slight erection, usually of wood, for shade or shelter: an outhouse: a large temporary open structure for reception of goods. [Shade.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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shed
A pent-house or cover for the ship's artificers to work under.
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