Meaning

• To part, separate or divide.

  "A metal comb shed her golden hair."

• To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.

  "When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin."

• To pour; to make flow.

• To allow to flow or fall.

  "A tarpaulin sheds water."

• To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.

  "Can you shed any light on this problem?"

• To pour forth, give off, impart.

• To fall in drops; to pour.

• To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.

• To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.