What is another word for shed?

Common synonyms for shed include cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop.

What is the past tense of shed?

The past tense of shed is shed.

shed

Q: What rhymes with shed?

Words that rhyme with shed include said, read, head, red, instead, lead.

/ʃɛd/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Shed means: to remove.

Synonyms for shed18

verb, as in to remove

cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop

verb, as in cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

spill, disgorge, slop, splatter

verb, as in cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

molt, exuviate, moult, slough

verb, as in pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

spill, pour forth

adjective, as in shed at an early stage of development

caducous, deciduous

What does shed mean?6

verb

to remove“he shed his image as a pushy boss”

cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over“spill the beans all over the table”

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers“our dog sheds every Spring”

pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities“shed tears”

adjective

shed at an early stage of development“most amphibians have caducous gills”

noun

an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shed?34

one syllable

said read head red lead dead led bed spread ed fed bread thread ted fled med bred wed dread

two syllables

instead ahead widespread

three syllables

overhead infrared

Show 40 near rhymes

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All 34 rhymes for shed, grouped by syllable

Shed in a sentence

As he sang these tender strains, the very ghosts shed tears.Hybrid
Many a tear was shed, but nary a word was spoken.purehearted
Like a snake, you periodically shed your skin.AlanF_US
A snake which does not shed its skin, dies.tinowls
In spring, the snake sheds its old skin.Nylez
Behind the meetinghouse is a row of horse sheds, once commonplace but now rare.CM
We're now using the old farmhouse as a storage shed.CK
Such was her joy that she shed tears.unknown

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Forms of shed

as a noun

plural: sheds

as a verb

past tense: shed
past participle: shed
present participle: shedding
third-person singular: sheds

Synonyms for shed18

What does shed mean?6

What rhymes with shed?34

Shed in a sentence

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