 shed |
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| 1. | [ verb ] get rid of | |
| Synonyms: | throw throw_off shake_off cast_off throw_away drop cast | |
| Examples: | "he shed his image as a pushy boss" "shed your clothes" |
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| Related terms: | remove abscise autotomize exfoliate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities | |
| Synonyms: | pour_forth spill | |
| Examples: | "shed tears" "spill blood" "God shed His grace on Thee" |
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| Related terms: | pour spill | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage | |
| Related terms: | outbuilding woodshed coal_house apiary | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over | |
| Synonyms: | spill disgorge | |
| Examples: | "spill the beans all over the table" |
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| Related terms: | move seed spill | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (biology) shed at an early stage of development | |
| Synonyms: | caducous | |
| Examples: | "most amphibians have caducous gills" "the caducous calyx of a poppy" |
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| Related terms: | persistent biology deciduous | |
| 6. | [ verb ] cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | |
| Synonyms: | exuviate moult slough molt | |
| Examples: | "out dog sheds every Spring" |
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| Related terms: | desquamate molt molter slough shedding | |
| Similar spelling: |
shoed Shedd Sheedy shod shad shaheed Shute shite sheet Shead shady shade Shadd shoddy shadow Shiite Shahid shadowy shut shot shit |
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