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5 entries found for shed. To select an entry, click on it. (Click 'Go' if nothing happens.) Main Entry: 1shed  Pronunciation: 'shed Function: verb Inflected Form(s): shed; shed·ding Etymology: Middle English, to divide, separate, from Old English scEadan; 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> synonym see DISCARD - shed blood : to cause death by violence |
