SHED (shed, shedding)

Pronunciation (US):

• SHED (noun)
  The noun SHED has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SHED used as a noun is very rare.

• SHED (adjective)
  The adjective SHED has 1 sense:

1. shed at an early stage of development

  Familiarity information: SHED used as an adjective is very rare.

• SHED (verb)
  The verb SHED has 4 senses:

1. get rid of
2. pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
3. cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
4. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

  Familiarity information: SHED used as a verb is uncommon.

• SHED (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shed" is a kind of...):

outbuilding (a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shed"):

apiary; bee house (a shed containing a number of beehives)

coal house (a shed for storing coal)

toolhouse; toolshed (a shed for storing tools)

woodshed (a shed for storing firewood or garden tools)

• SHED (adjective)

Meaning:

Shed at an early stage of development

Synonyms:

caducous; shed

Context examples:

most amphibians have caducous gills / the caducous calyx of a poppy

Similar:

deciduous ((of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

• SHED (verb)

Meaning:

Get rid of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

throw off; cast off; shed; throw away; shake off; throw; cast; drop

Context examples:

he shed his image as a pushy boss / shed your clothes

Hypernyms (to "shed" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shed"):

autotomise; autotomize (cause a body part to undergo autotomy)

exfoliate (cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters)

abscise (shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue)

exuviate; molt; moult; shed; slough (cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

pour forth; shed; spill

Context examples:

shed tears / spill blood / God shed His grace on Thee

Hypernyms (to "shed" is one way to...):

pour (cause to run)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

disgorge; shed; spill

Context example:

spill the beans all over the table

Hypernyms (to "shed" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shed"):

seed (go to seed; shed seeds)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Meaning:

Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

slough; moult; molt; exuviate; shed

Context example:

our dog sheds every Spring

Hypernyms (to "shed" is one way to...):

cast; cast off; drop; shake off; shed; throw; throw away; throw off (get rid of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shed"):

desquamate; peel off (peel off in scales)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s