[shed] vb shed ; shed.ding [ME, to divide, separate, fr. OE sceadan; akin to OHG skeidan to separate, L scindere to split, cleave, Gk schizein to split] vt (bef. 12c) 1 chiefly dial: to set apart: segregate
2: to cause to be dispersed without penetrating "duck's plumage ~s water" 3 a: to cause (blood) to flow by cutting or wounding b: to pour forth in drops "~ tears" c: to give off in a stream "fish shedding their eggs in spawning" d: to give off or out "~s some light on the subject"
4. a (1): to cast off (as a body covering): molt (2): to let fall (as leaves) (3): to eject (as seed or spores) from a natural receptacle b: to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted "~ her inhibitions" "the company ~ 100 jobs" ~ vi 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" syn see discard -- shed blood : to cause death by violence
[2]shed n (12c) 1 obs: distinction, difference
2: something (as the skin of a snake) that is discarded in shedding
3: a divide of land [3]shed n [alter. of earlier shadde, prob. fr. ME shade shade] (1557) 1 a: a slight structure built for shelter or storage; esp: a single-storied building with one or more sides unenclosed b: a building that resembles a shed
2. archaic: hut -- shed.like adj [4]shed vt shed.ded ; shed.ding (1850): to put or house in a shed