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- pronunciation:
- shed
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verb |
| inflections: |
sheds, shedding, shed |
| definition 1: |
When you shed something, you take it off or let it fall off.
As soon as Ray's father got home, he shed his work clothes and put on his T-shirt and shorts.Our dog sheds a lot of fur.The snake is beginning to shed its skin.- similar words:
- flake, issue, peel, remove, spill, strip, throw
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| definition 2: |
When you shed tears, tears flow out of your eyes. If someone sheds blood, blood flows out of their body.
Cory's father rarely cries, but even he shed tears at the end of the movie.The man was rushed to the hospital because he had shed a lot of blood. |
| definition 3: |
When a lamp sheds light, it gives off light.
The street lamps shed light on the sidewalk.- similar words:
- project
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