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Noun shedding has 2 senses
- shedding, sloughing - the process whereby something is shed
--1 is a kind of organic process, biological process
--1 has particulars:
- desquamation, peeling, shedding - loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
--2 is a kind of organic phenomenon
Verb shed has 4 senses
- shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
--1 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- spill, shed, pour forth - pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"
--2 is one way to pour
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- spill, shed, disgorge - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
--3 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring"
--4 is one way to shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
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