I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bicycle shed (= place for keeping bicycles in )
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He built a bicycle shed in the back yard.
a bike shed
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They used to meet behind the bike sheds at school.
a garden shed (= a small building in the garden for storing tools and equipment )
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We keep the lawnmower in the garden shed.
a tree loses/sheds its leaves (= the leaves come off the tree )
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Most trees shed their leaves in the autumn.
lose/shed an image (= get rid of it )
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The party struggled to lose its image of being somewhat old-fashioned.
lose/shed weight
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She lost a lot of weight when she was ill.
potting shed
shed its load (= the load had fallen off )
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The lorry had shed its load .
shed/weep tears (= cry )
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Don’t shed any tears for him.
tool shed
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
potting
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It is in the middle of a row of other useful buildings, including the potting sheds and forcing houses.
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Constable Quince hid in the potting shed and lit a Woodbine.
small
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Pass a small shed on your left and go through a gate until you reach the Larriston Burn.
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Biologist Linda Leigh would later spend three weeks in the small glass shed .
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Along the valley, the old man wanders off from his allotment into a small rickety shed .
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The brothers took a decision to isolate Kalu in a small shed at the bottom of the fields.
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He stepped across the strip of lawn which separated the side of the house from a small garden shed .
wooden
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I will use a wooden shed lined with polystyrene, possibly with one double-glazed window in the roof.
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There was a scattering of greenhouses on the site, a few more wooden sheds , and several pigeon coops.
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Accommodation: Bothy: a wooden shed provided by the Forestry Commission.
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School blaze: Fire caused minor damage to two wooden sheds at the Choppington first school in Northumberland.
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It was no more than a wooden shed , with shelves layered round the walls, and a counter.
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The blade sharpener has its own wooden shed .
■ NOUN
garden
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The door of a garden shed had swung open.
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But I knew it was best not to confess what I had seen inside her garden shed .
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Under-sink cupboards and garden sheds should be kept permanently locked.
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A police search of his home revealed 200,000 documents in his garden shed .
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Since then, he claims, he's been repeatedly threatened, and now his garden shed has been daubed with graffiti.
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Those seen in the spring will have hibernated over the winter in garden sheds or hollow trees.
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Make a note of the symptoms, and pin it up in the garden shed - the remedies are self-evident.
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But what if you can only afford a garden shed ?
■ VERB
keep
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The old man is keeping dry inside his shed .
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Acme Plant Maintenance Service keeps the factory sheds going.
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Don't let prowling thieves see what you keep in the shed - put curtains at the windows.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
not the sharpest tool in the box/shed
throw/shed/cast light on sth
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Newly found Aztec artifacts may shed some light on their mysterious culture.
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A fretful wind was not enough to open them and shed light on the ruptured earth in which they lay.
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An analysis of the results should shed light on the workings of the Northern Ireland labour market.
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Geographical comparison of patterns of lawbreaking sometimes throws light on more general differences in social and economic conditions.
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He uses relativity to throw light on time and eternity, and indeterminacy to comment on free will.
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In addition, the research is expected to shed light on the social consequences of cities' changing economic roles.
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Owing to the small sample size, the results can only be expected to shed light on the trends.
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Therefore they shed light on the comparative institutional questions with which we are concerned.
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This may shed light on Soviet views of such zones.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a storage shed
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We keep the ladder in the tool shed .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Constable Quince hid in the potting shed and lit a Woodbine.
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Jimmy was sitting in the shed sharpening a scythe.
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On the lefthand side was the shed where they kept the saddlery.
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Since then he and the other customers have had to gather in a renovated shed .
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The water is flushed through the sheds numerous times, becoming more concentrated with each pass.
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They might have been garages and they might have been sheds.
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Trestles have been set up in the shed , sheets of plywood laid over them.
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We found two old bill hooks in the shed and proceeded to become cavalry.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
blood
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Suppose his hand slipped, suppose he were to shed Marcus's blood ?
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Only the simpler, uglier land mine has shed more blood .
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They visited with terrible punishment those who shed the blood of kin did.
company
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The company shed almost 1,000 employees during the year, leaving it with 13,934.
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Elco, an electronics company , shed 1. 25 percent.
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It is a simple enough message but one which has a nasty habit of being forgotten when companies decide to shed staff.
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Adams said the company has shed about 4, 000 jobs since 1988.
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During this recession, companies have shed workers sooner than in previous ones.
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Analysts also expect the company to shed its large stake in merchant bank Singer &038; Friedlander.
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In addition, the company will shed several divisions.
image
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Has the industry finally shed its negative image for helping businesses only when they are in trouble?
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They are taking steps to shed that image by improving support and other services.
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Labour has successfully shed its image of a party of sandal-wearing social workers from the 1960s.
job
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Fords are to shed 1,500 jobs and Rolls-Royce Motors 950.
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When Bank of Boston and Baybanks stepped up to the altar, they announced plans to shed 2, 000 jobs .
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Moreover many firms will use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs or introduce cheaper and less worthwhile ones.
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Video-Tape, no voice over MITCHELDEAN/Gloucestershire Rank Xerox has shed more than three thousand jobs at its plant in Mitcheldean in recent years.
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Corus shed 4,500 jobs last year, reducing its total workforce to 33,000, citing the strong pound.
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Ford wants to shed more than 1,400 jobs through voluntary redundancy, but Mr Adams said there were unlikely to be enough volunteers.
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He has already shed more than 40,000 jobs and reduced the number of companies from 170 to 100 in 18 months.
light
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The dominant theme remains still-life and the prominence of lamps and the pools of light which they shed .
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The light it shed was muted, dusty.
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He watched a woman walking briskly through the pool of light shed by a gas-lamp.
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But these later pieces are of most use for the light they shed on the earlier development.
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A peculiar light seemed shed over everything, by dint of it being that house and no other!
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But a new light was shed on his character by the way he treated his host and hostess.
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The light it sheds is a pleasant, tender rose.
pound
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You will already be feeling fitter, healthier, and be starting to shed the first few pounds of excess weight.
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He recently shed a number of pounds , which even some friends say he lost with an eye to a national race.
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So during a week you would be likely to shed one pound of surplus fat.
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A new diet drug that suppresses the appetite is helping people shed pounds without having to exercise or fuss with meal plans.
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He was surprised, there was not an ounce of fat on him, but he had shed five pounds .
pounds
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You will already be feeling fitter, healthier, and be starting to shed the first few pounds of excess weight.
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He recently shed a number of pounds , which even some friends say he lost with an eye to a national race.
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So with a daily deficit of 1,000 calories you could expect to shed around two pounds a week.
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A new diet drug that suppresses the appetite is helping people shed pounds without having to exercise or fuss with meal plans.
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He was surprised, there was not an ounce of fat on him, but he had shed five pounds .
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He has since shed 40 pounds , but is still soft from starchy food and lack of exercise.
skin
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They eat almost continuously for a month, pausing only to shed their skins several times to accommodate their ever-increasing bodies.
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Competition on the margin forces organizations shed their skins , time and again.
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As she grows, she must periodically shed her inelastic skin .
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See how we fight to return, now that we have shed our skins , now that we are only water?
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It has to shed its skin four or five times to allow it to grow bigger.
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In order to grow, snakes must periodically shed their skins .
tear
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There was a hard knot of misery in her throat, but she seemed to have no tears left to shed .
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So the honeymoon was memorable for the soul-searching I did and the tears I shed .
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Any experienced masseur can tell how often, as they release muscle tension, tears are shed .
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There was the Putin who remained aloof and the Putin who talked publicly about the tears he had shed .
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Claudia rubbed her hand over eyes that were heavy with tiredness and the tears she refused to shed .
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But not too many tears should be shed for her loneliness on Christmas Day.
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The only tears which are ever shed are those from actions unwittingly committed which have hurt the beloved.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As it grows, a snake will regularly shed its skin.
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Gascoigne has shed nearly 6 kilos in pre-season training and looks much fitter.
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I'd like to shed a few pounds.
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Inside, the two leaders shed their coats and sat down facing each other.
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Short-haired dogs don't shed as much as long-haired ones.
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Stone's doctor ordered him to shed some weight and quit smoking.
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The candle shed a dim glow over her face.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A new diet drug that suppresses the appetite is helping people shed pounds without having to exercise or fuss with meal plans.
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After the Milford move, BorsodChem quickly shed one third of its market value.
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During this time, the top layer of your skin is shed to reveal a fresh new one.
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Hoppe hopes his experiment will shed light on a biological mystery.
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The latest flushing models of mantle convection have shed new light on what may keep the supercontinents dancing.