Shedding

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shed \Shed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS.
     sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS.
     sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth.
     skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk["e]du I part, separate, L.
     scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. ???, Skr. chid, and perch.


     also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. Cf. {Chisel},
     {Concise}, {Schism}, {Sheading}, {Sheath}, {Shide}.]
     1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Robert of
        Brunne.
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     2. 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.
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              Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak.
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              Twice seven consenting years have shed
              Their utmost bounty on thy head.      --Wordsworth.
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     3. 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.
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     4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight
        roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
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     5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] "Her hair . .
        . is shed with gray." --B. Jonson.
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     6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a
        shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shedding \Shed"ding\, n.
     1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out;
        as, the shedding of blood.
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     2. That which is shed, or cast off. [R.] --Wordsworth.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shedding
       n 1: the process whereby something is shed [syn: {sloughing}]
       2: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming
          off in scales [syn: {desquamation}, {peeling}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shed
       adj : shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have
             caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn:
             {caducous}] [ant: {persistent}]
       n : an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or
           storage
       v 1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
            clothes" [syn: {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw},
             {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
       2: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or
          small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed
          His grace on Thee" [syn: {spill}, {pour forth}]
       3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or
          over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: {spill},
          {disgorge}]
       4: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every
          Spring" [syn: {molt}, {exuviate}, {moult}, {slough}]
       [also: {shedding}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shedding
       See {shed}