SHED

v. 1 spill Much blood has been shed in the name of freedom 2 shine, spread, scatter, throw, cast, let fall, impart, release, focus, pour forth, let fall, radiate Can you shed a little light on a matter that has puzzled me for years? 3 pour or stream or flow or surge or spill (out or forth), discharge, emanate, emit, drop; exude, ooze, weep The clouds shed their snow and the world below turned white Don't shed any tears over me. 4 cast off, doff, drop, abandon; moult, defoliate, desquamate, peel (off), flake (off) The trees shed their leaves She rushed into the bathroom, shedding her clothes as she went.