adj · name · noun · verb · 30 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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shěd
/ʃɛd/
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rhymes with -ɛd
CMU ARPABET:SH EH1 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to topics of self-harm, eating disorders, or suicidal ideation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
An opening between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A distinction or dividing-line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A parting in the hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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6
noun
Meaning 6
The top of the head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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7
noun
Meaning 7
An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: obsolete outside of compounds
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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8
noun
Meaning 8
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
wagon shed
wood shed
garden shed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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10
noun
Meaning 10
An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, derogatory, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate, crock, flivver, gas guzzler, hooptie, jalopy, junker, lemon, old banger, rattletrap, rustbucket, shed, shitbox, shitpot, shitcan, shitbucket, tin Lizzie, wreck
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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12
noun
Meaning 12
A unit of area equivalent to 10−52 square meters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: nuclear physics
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Synonyms: none provided
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13
noun
Meaning 13
Alternative form of woodshed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, slang
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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14
verb
Meaning 14
To part, separate or divide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
Examples
to shed something in two
to shed the sheep from the lambs
A metal comb shed her golden hair.
We are shed with each other by an enormous distance.
1635, "Sermon on Philippians III, 7, 8", in Select Practical Writings of David Dickson (1845), Volume 1, page 166 Internet Archive Lest [...] ye shed with God.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
verb
Meaning 15
To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Examples
You must shed your fear of the unknown before you can proceed.
When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
verb
Meaning 16
To pour; to make flow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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17
verb
Meaning 17
To allow to flow or fall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
I didn't shed many tears when he left me.
A tarpaulin sheds water.
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Synonyms: none provided
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18
verb
Meaning 18
To radiate, cast, give off (light).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to shed light on
Can you shed any light on this problem?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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19
verb
Meaning 19
To pour forth, give off, impart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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20
verb
Meaning 20
To fall in drops; to pour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
21
verb
Meaning 21
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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22
verb
Meaning 22
To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
spill the beans all over the table
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spill, disgorge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
Narrower terms: seed
30
verb
Meaning 30
pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
shed tears
spill blood
God shed His grace on Thee
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spill, pour forth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pour
History
Etymology
From SH (“self-harm”) + ED (“eating disorder”).
Variant of Shedd.
From Middle English sched, schede, schad, from a combination of Old English scēada (“a parting of the hair, top of the head”) and Old English ġesċēad (“distinction, reason”).
Dialectal variant of a specialized use of shade.
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.
Across languages
Translations
311 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
梭口
(suōkǒu)
— opening between upper and lower warp yarns
Chinese Mandarin:
梭道
(suōdào)
— opening between upper and lower warp yarns
Finnish:
viriö
— opening between upper and lower warp yarns
Finnish:
vire
— opening between upper and lower warp yarns
Portuguese:
cala
— opening between upper and lower warp yarns
Swedish:
skäl
— opening between upper and lower warp yarns
Albanian:
strehë
— temporary structure to shelter something
Arabic:
سَقِيفَة
(saqīfa)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Armenian:
մառան
(maṙan)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Armenian:
մթերանոց
(mtʻeranocʻ)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Azerbaijani:
anbar
— temporary structure to shelter something
Azerbaijani:
depo
— temporary structure to shelter something
Basque:
estalgune
— temporary structure to shelter something
Belarusian:
хлеў
(xljew)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Belarusian:
пу́ня
(púnja)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Belarusian:
шо́па
(šópa)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Bulgarian:
на́вес
(náves)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Bulgarian:
бара́ка
(baráka)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Bulgarian:
депо́
(depó)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Burmese:
တဲ
(tai:)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Catalan:
barraca
— temporary structure to shelter something
Chinese Mandarin:
棚子
(péngzi)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Crimean Tatar:
aran
— temporary structure to shelter something
Czech:
kůlna
— temporary structure to shelter something
Danish:
skur
— temporary structure to shelter something
Dutch:
loods
— temporary structure to shelter something
Dutch:
schuur
— temporary structure to shelter something
Esperanto:
budo
— temporary structure to shelter something
Faroese:
skúrur
— temporary structure to shelter something
Faroese:
skúr
— temporary structure to shelter something
Finnish:
vaja
— temporary structure to shelter something
Finnish:
katos
— temporary structure to shelter something
Finnish:
liiteri
— temporary structure to shelter something
French:
hangar
— temporary structure to shelter something
French:
baraque
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
alboio
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
alpendre
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
pendello
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
combarro
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
cabanel
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
tanada
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
tedata
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
tolde
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
poubeo
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
subeiro
— temporary structure to shelter something
Galician:
calostria
— temporary structure to shelter something
Georgian:
ფარდული
(parduli)
— temporary structure to shelter something
German:
Schuppen
— temporary structure to shelter something
Greek:
παράπηγμα
(parápigma)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Greek:
καλύβα
(kalýva)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Greek:
αποθήκη
(apothíki)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hebrew:
צְרִיף
(tsrif)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hiligaynon:
kwádra
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hindi:
कुटिया
(kuṭiyā)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hindi:
कुटी
(kuṭī)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hindi:
झोंपड़ी
(jhõpṛī)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hungarian:
pajta
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hungarian:
fészer
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hungarian:
csűr
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hungarian:
sufni
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hungarian:
tároló
— temporary structure to shelter something
Hungarian:
szín
— temporary structure to shelter something
Icelandic:
skúr
— temporary structure to shelter something
Icelandic:
skemma
— temporary structure to shelter something
Ingrian:
tanvas
— temporary structure to shelter something
Irish:
seid
— temporary structure to shelter something
Irish:
bothán
— temporary structure to shelter something
Irish:
cró
— temporary structure to shelter something
Italian:
ripostiglio
— temporary structure to shelter something
Italian:
baracca
— temporary structure to shelter something
Japanese:
小屋
(koya)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Japanese:
仮小屋
(karigoya)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Kazakh:
сарай
(sarai)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Khmer:
ឆ្នៀង
(chniəng)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Korean:
헛간
(heotgan)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Korean:
광
(gwang)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Kyrgyz:
сарай
(saray)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Lao:
ຕູບ
(tūp)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Lao:
ກະທ່ອມ
(ka thǭm)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Latin:
horreum
— temporary structure to shelter something
Latin:
tugurium
— temporary structure to shelter something
Latvian:
šķūnis
— temporary structure to shelter something
Laz:
ბაგენი
(bageni)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Lithuanian:
daržinė
— temporary structure to shelter something
Lithuanian:
būda
— temporary structure to shelter something
Lithuanian:
būdelė
— temporary structure to shelter something
Luxembourgish:
Schapp
— temporary structure to shelter something
Macedonian:
шупа
(šupa)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Māori:
wharau
— temporary structure to shelter something
Māori:
māhauhau
— temporary structure to shelter something
Māori:
hēti
— temporary structure to shelter something
Māori:
pāhoka
— temporary structure to shelter something
Māori:
pāhokahoka
— temporary structure to shelter something
Mòcheno:
stòll
— temporary structure to shelter something
Mongolian:
саравч
(saravč)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Norman:
hangar
— temporary structure to shelter something
Norwegian Bokmål:
skur
— temporary structure to shelter something
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skur
— temporary structure to shelter something
Pannonian Rusyn:
шопа
(šopa)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Pannonian Rusyn:
колїба
(koljiba)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Iranian Persian:
آلونَک
(âlunak)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Iranian Persian:
کَپَر
(kapar)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Plautdietsch:
Schenn
— temporary structure to shelter something
Plautdietsch:
Schedd
— temporary structure to shelter something
Polish:
szopa
— temporary structure to shelter something
Portuguese:
barracão
— temporary structure to shelter something
Portuguese:
galpão
— temporary structure to shelter something
Russian:
сара́й
(saráj)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Russian:
наве́с
(navés)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Scottish Gaelic:
seada
— temporary structure to shelter something
Serbo-Croatian:
шу̏па
— temporary structure to shelter something
Serbo-Croatian:
šȕpa
— temporary structure to shelter something
Slovak:
kôlňa
— temporary structure to shelter something
Slovene:
lopa
— temporary structure to shelter something
Spanish:
cobertizo
— temporary structure to shelter something
Spanish:
galpón
— temporary structure to shelter something
Spanish:
sotechado
— temporary structure to shelter something
Spanish:
tinglado
— temporary structure to shelter something
Spanish:
tejaván
— temporary structure to shelter something
Spanish:
tejabán
— temporary structure to shelter something
Spanish:
alpendre
— temporary structure to shelter something
Spanish:
alpende
— temporary structure to shelter something
Spanish:
caramanchel
— temporary structure to shelter something
Swedish:
skjul
— temporary structure to shelter something
Tajik:
анбор
(anbor)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Tamil:
குடில்
(kuṭil)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Tamil:
குடிசை
(kuṭicai)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Tamil:
பந்தல்
(pantal)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Thai:
เก๋ง
(gěng)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Thai:
ซอง
(sɔɔng)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Thai:
ตูบ
(dtùup)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Turkish:
sundurma
— temporary structure to shelter something
Turkish:
baraka
— temporary structure to shelter something
Turkish:
depolama kulübesi
— temporary structure to shelter something
Ottoman Turkish:
قولبه
(kulübe)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Ottoman Turkish:
عریش
(ʼariş)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Ottoman Turkish:
باراقه
(baraka)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Ukrainian:
сара́й
(saráj)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Ukrainian:
пові́тка
(povítka)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Ukrainian:
шо́па
(šópa)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Unami:
shèt
— temporary structure to shelter something
Urdu:
پِنْڈال
(pinḍāl)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Urdu:
جھون٘پْڑی
(jhõpṛī)
— temporary structure to shelter something
Uzbek:
omborxona
— temporary structure to shelter something
Uzbek:
saroy
— temporary structure to shelter something
Vietnamese:
lán
— temporary structure to shelter something
Welsh:
cwt
— temporary structure to shelter something
Welsh:
sièd
— temporary structure to shelter something
Zazaki:
komek
— temporary structure to shelter something
Zazaki:
bereqe
— temporary structure to shelter something