shed1
n.
a simple roofed structure, typically of wood and used for storage or to shelter animals.
▸a larger structure, typically with one or more sides open, for storing vehicles or machinery.
▸Austral./NZ a building for shearing sheep or milking cattle.
v.
(sheds, shedding, shedded)
park (a vehicle) in a depot.
Etymology
C15: appar. a var. of shade.
shed2
v.
(sheds, shedding; past and past part. shed)
- (of a plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground.
▸(of a reptile, insect, etc.) allow (its skin, shell, etc.) to come off, to be replaced by another growing underneath.
▸lose (hair) as a result of moulting, disease, or age.
- discard (something).
▸take off (clothes).
- cast or give off (light).
- Brit. accidentally drop or spill.
- resist the absorption of.
- eliminate part of (an electrical power load) by disconnecting circuits.
Phrase
Etymology
OE sc(e)ādan ‘separate out (one selected group), divide’, also ‘scatter’, of Gmc origin; cf. sheath.