shed

Verb

1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To part, separate or divide.
2. (ambitransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of.
3. (archaic, transitive) To pour; to make flow.
4. (transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
5. (transitive) To radiate, cast, give off (light).
6. (obsolete, transitive) To pour forth, give off, impart.
7. (intransitive, obsolete) To fall in drops; to pour.
8. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
9. To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

Noun

1. An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
2. (obsolete) A distinction or dividing-line.
3. (obsolete) A parting in the hair.
4. (obsolete) The top of the head.
5. An area of land as distinguished from those around it.

Noun

1. A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.
2. A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
3. (British, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
4. (British, informal) A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
5. A unit of area equivalent to 10⁻⁵² square meters.
6. (alt-of, alternative, slang) Alternative form of woodshed.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɛd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sched

In summary

From Middle English scheden, schede, from Old English scēadan, scādan (“to separate, divide, part, make a line of separation between; remove from association or companionship; distinguish, discriminate, decide, determine, appoint; shatter, shed; expound; decree; write down; differ”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną (compare West Frisian skiede, Dutch and German scheiden), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt- (“to cut, part, divide, separate”), from *skey-.
See also Irish scian (“knife”), Lithuanian skėsti (“to spread”), ski̇́esti (“to separate”), Old Church Slavonic цѣдити (cěditi, “to filter, strain”), Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”), Old Armenian ցտեմ (cʻtem, “to scratch”), Sanskrit च्यति (cyáti, “he cuts off”)). Related to shoad, shit, sheath.

Synonyms

shack

hut

🛖

pour

spill

shanty

stall

barn

cabin

cast

scatter

slough

pour out

hovel

molt

moult

throw

outhouse

stand

lean-to

exuviate

drop

pour forth

awning

booth

cottage

barrack

discard

cast off

shake off

pen

🖊️

penthouse

take off

outbuilding

cowshed

warehouse

sty

stable

garage

shelter

get rid of

spray

emit

escape

hangar

sprinkle

throw off

scramble

canopy

run out

effuse

Translations

hangar

Schuppen

versare

χύνω

cobertizo

abri

schuur

loods

🧑‍✈️

Hütte

🛖

Baracke

vessar

verser

vergieten

remise

storten