SHED (shed, shedding)
Dictionary entry overview: What does shed mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
• 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
