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verb (sheds, shedding; past and past participle shed)

• 1(of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground:both varieties shed leaves in winter
• (of a reptile, insect, etc.) allow (its skin or shell) to come off, to be replaced by another one that has grown underneath.
• (of a mammal) lose (hair) as a result of moulting, disease, or age.
• take off (clothes): we shed our jackets
• have the property of repelling (water or a similar substance).

• 2discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated):many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs

• 3cast or give off (light):the full moon shed a watery light on the scene

• 4British accidentally allow (something) to fall off or spill:a lorry shed its load of steel bars

• 5eliminate part of (an electrical power load) by disconnecting circuits.