n. 25B6; verb
the trees shed their leaves : DROP, scatter, spill.
the caterpillar shed its skin : SLOUGH OFF, cast off, moult; technical exuviate.
we shed our jackets : TAKE OFF, remove, shrug off, discard, doff, climb out of, slip out of, divest oneself of; Brit. informal peel off.
much blood has been shed : SPILL, discharge.
the firm is to shed ten workers : MAKE REDUNDANT, dismiss, let go, discharge, get rid of, discard; informal sack, fire, give someone their marching orders, send packing, give someone the push, boot out.
they must shed their illusions : DISCARD, get rid of, dispose of, do away with, drop, abandon, jettison, scrap, cast aside, dump, reject, repudiate; informal ditch, junk, get shut of; Brit. informal get shot of.
the moon shed a watery light : CAST, radiate, diffuse, disperse, give out.
don, hire, keep.
25A0; shed tears WEEP, cry, sob; lament, grieve, mourn; Scottish greet; informal blub, blubber, boohoo.