[ʃɛd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a simple roofed structure used for garden storage, to shelter animals, or as a workshop
(e.g: a bicycle shed)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: apparently a variant of the noun shade

[ʃɛd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- park (a vehicle) in a depot
(e.g: the buses were temporarily shedded in that depot)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: apparently a variant of the noun shade

[ʃɛd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground
(e.g: both varieties shed leaves in winter)

- discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated)
(e.g: many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs)

- cast or give off (light)
(e.g: the full moon shed a watery light on the scene)

- accidentally allow (something) to fall off or spill
(e.g: a lorry shed its load of steel bars)

- eliminate part of (an electrical power load) by disconnecting circuits


Phrases:
- shed blood
- shed tears

Origin:
Old English sc(e)ādan ‘separate out (one selected group), divide’, also ‘scatter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German scheiden. Compare with sheath