Definitions

shed

[shed] / ʃɛd /

VERB

cast off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discard drop jettison scrap take off yield

STRONG

afford beam cashier cast diffuse disburden doff emit exude exuviate give junk molt radiate reject scatter shower slough spill sprinkle throw

WEAK

give forth let fall pour forth send forth throw away throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep

STRONG

catch collect conceal gather hide receive refrain take withhold

WEAK

put on

Example Sentences

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But it was at the forefront of this week's collapse, shedding almost 19 percent Tuesday and Wednesday.

From Barron's

Shares have slid further since the start of the week and have shed nearly 16% so far this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

This transformation occurred only after it shed every rule it had gradually adopted in recent decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

A run-down shed, a path with broken paving stones, a tiny square of muddy grass, trees along the edge.

From Literature

“They have built a shed. Improved the property. I have been there to raise their rent.”

From Literature