🍂shed

verb
/ʃɛd/

Meaning

to let something fall off naturally, such as leaves, hair, or tears

Example Sentences

Trees shed their leaves in autumn.

Example Expressions

shed light on

Synonyms

discard, drop, lose, release, emit

Antonyms

keep, retain

Collocations

shed tears, shed light, shed weight, shed blood

More Example Sentences

The doctor pushed his way through the crowd.

Having boiled the potatoes, she mashed them.

Having brushed his teeth, John went to school.

Having exercised in the gym, Sarah felt refreshed.

Having washed the car, he parked it in the garage.

Having washed the clothes, he spread them in the sun.

Having washed his hands and face, he sat to take his meal.

The result of the SAT Examination was published on Thursday before last.

First of all, polao rice is to be washed well and the water is let to be out.

A woman writes her first novel in a small apartment after thinking about the story for years and she writes a few pages every night after coming home from work using an old typewriter that belonged to her grandfather who was also a writer but never published his work

Related Vocabularies

To throw something with great force.
To wrap or cover closely or completely.
To draw out or bring forth something latent or hidden.
to remove from a couch or to release from being laid down (rare/archaic usage)
to bend the upper part of the body forward as a sign of respect or greeting.
to move around an area to watch or guard it

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