impf & ·p.p. of shed.
2. shed ·noun a parting; a separation; a division.
3. shed ·vi to fall in drops; to pour.
4. shed ·add. ·noun a covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.
5. shed ·vt to separate; to divide.
6. shed ·noun that which parts, divides, or sheds;
used in composition, as in watershed.
7. shed ·noun the act of shedding or spilling;
used only in composition, as in bloodshed.
8. shed ·vi to let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope.
9. shed ·vt to divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
10. shed ·vt to cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
11. shed ·vt to sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
12. shed ·noun a slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed.
13. shed ·noun the passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads.
14. shed ·vt to let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.
15. shed ·vt to part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain.