·Impf & ·p.p. of Shed.
II. Shed ·noun A parting; a separation; a division.
III. Shed ·vi To fall in drops; to Pour.
IV. Shed ·add. ·noun A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.
V. Shed ·vt To Separate; to Divide.
VI. Shed ·noun That which parts, divides, or sheds;
— used in composition, as in watershed.
VII. Shed ·noun The act of shedding or spilling;
— used only in composition, as in bloodshed.
VIII. Shed ·vi To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope.
IX. Shed ·vt To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
X. Shed ·vt To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
XI. Shed ·vt To Sprinkle; to Intersperse; to Cover.
XII. 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.
XIII. 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.
XIV. 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.
XV. 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.