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Shed

ʃɛd

Shed definitions

verb

Inflections:

sheds shedding shed shedded

(of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground

"both varieties shed leaves in winter"
- (of a reptile, insect, etc.) allow (its skin or shell) to come off, to be replaced by another one that has grown underneath
- (of a mammal) lose (hair) as a result of moulting, disease, or age
- take off (clothes)
  
  "we shed our jackets"
- have the property of repelling (water or a similar substance)
discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated)

"many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs"

Synonyms:
dismiss let go discharge give someone their notice get rid of discard discard get rid of dispose of do away with drop abandon throw out jettison lose scrap cast aside/off dump have done with reject repudiate
cast or give off (light)

"the full moon shed a watery light on the scene"

Synonyms:
cast send forth send out radiate give out diffuse disperse scatter
accidentally allow (something) to fall off or spill

"a lorry shed its load of steel bars"

Synonyms:
let fall let drop drop
eliminate part of (an electrical power load) by disconnecting circuits