shed
(ʃɛd)
Formato parole: past tense and past participle shed
TRANSITIVE VERB
(get rid of)(gen) perdere
(clothes) togliersi
(employees) disfarsi di, licenziare
a lorry shed its load on the motorway un camion ha perso il carico sull'autostrada
to shed leaves perdere foglie
(tears) versare
(blood) spargere
(send out, light, warmth) diffondere
to shed light on (problem, mystery) far luce su

shed

(ʃed )

The form shed is used in the present tense and in the past tense and past participle of the verb.

1. SOSTANTIVO NUMERABILE
A shed is a small building that is used for storing things such as garden tools.
...a garden shed.
Sinonimi: hut, shack, lean-to, outhouse 

2. SOSTANTIVO NUMERABILE [usually noun NOUN]
A shed is a large shelter or building, for example at a railway station, port, or factory.
...disused railway sheds.

3. VERBO

When a tree sheds its leaves, its leaves fall off in the autumn. When an animal sheds hair or skin, some of its hair or skin drops off.
Some of the trees were already beginning to shed their leaves. [VERB noun]
...a snake who has shed its skin. [VERB noun]
Sinonimi: drop, spill, scatter, let drop 

4. VERBO
To shed something means to get rid of it.
[formal]
The firm is to shed 700 jobs. [VERB noun]
He had maintained a rigid diet, shedding some twenty pounds. [VERB noun]
...a city trying to shed its rough image. [VERB noun]

5. VERBO
If you shed tears, you cry.
They will shed a few tears at their daughter's wedding. [VERB noun]

6. VERBO

To shed blood means to kill people in a violent way. If someone sheds their blood, they are killed in a violent way, usually when they are fighting in a war.
[formal]
They bear responsibility for shedding the blood of innocent civilians. [VERB noun]

shedding 

SOSTANTIVO NON NUMERABILE
[NOUN of noun]
The Pope called for a halt to the shedding of innocent blood.

to shed light on something
To shed light on, throw light on, or cast light on something means to make it easier to understand, because more information is known about it.
A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.