shed

shed1 [ ʃed ] (present participle shed|ding; past tense and past participle shed) verb transitive

1. ) to get rid of something that is not wanted or is no longer necessary:

He is keen to shed his bad-boy image.

shed workers/employees: The company shed another 250 workers this month.

2. ) to let something fall off as part of a natural process:

Deciduous trees shed their leaves each fall.

a snake shedding its skin

a ) BRITISH MAINLY JOURNALISM to lose something accidentally because it falls off:

The road was closed after a logging truck shed its load.

someone's blood was shed LITERARY

used for saying that someone was killed or injured

shed blood LITERARY

to cause death or injury:

Too much blood has already been shed in this conflict.

shed light on something

1. ) to suggest an explanation for something that is difficult to understand:

Can you shed any light on the situation?

2. ) LITERARY to make a dark place brighter

shed tears MAINLY LITERARY

to cry or feel very sad

shed

shed 2 [ ʃed ] noun count **

1. ) a small building, usually made of wood, in which you store things:

a tool/storage shed

2. ) a large building where large machines or vehicles are kept