shed

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. imp. & p. p. of Shed Source: opted

3. v. t. To separate; to divide. Source: opted

4. v. t. 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. Source: opted

5. v. t. 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. Source: opted

6. v. t. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. Source: opted

7. v. t. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. Source: opted

8. v. t. To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle. Source: opted

9. v. i. To fall in drops; to pour. Source: opted

10. v. i. To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope. Source: opted

11. n. A parting; a separation; a division. Source: opted

12. n. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed. Source: opted

13. n. That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed. Source: opted

14. n. 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. Source: opted

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