SHED


Meaning of SHED in English

I.

noun

1 small simple building for keeping things in

ADJECTIVE

▪ wooden

▪ lean-to ( BrE )

▪ storage

▪ equipment , tool

▪ bicycle , bike ( informal , both esp. BrE )

▪ garden , potting (both BrE )

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

2 ( esp. BrE ) large industrial or agricultural building

ADJECTIVE

▪ engine , railway ( BrE ), train

▪ milking

▪ packing ( esp. AmE )

The packing ~ is used for packing and sorting apples for shipment.

▪ machine ( AmE )

II.

verb

Shed is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ baggage , ↑ blood , ↑ clothes , ↑ coat , ↑ fat , ↑ image , ↑ inhibition , ↑ job , ↑ leaf , ↑ light , ↑ load , ↑ pollen , ↑ reputation , ↑ shell , ↑ skin , ↑ tear , ↑ vestige , ↑ weight

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