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to shed

to shed

78 2.8
To let something fall or spill out by accident
  • verb
  • /ʃɛd/
translation icon : derramar
  • And I did, in fact, shed a few tears.
  • shed tears
  • shed blood

Too many mothers in both sides shed too many tears.

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Examples

  • Hard men, proud men, not too proud to cry, nor shed a tear.

    Convoy (1978)

  • You gonna shed tears for us?

    Dead Man (1995)

  • Next time, we'll we'll shed some tears.

    True Geordie

  • I realized this was the result of the tears she shed as she wrote the letter.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Too many mothers in both sides shed too many tears.

    YaleCourses

  • Let's just say, some tears were shed.

    Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

  • And I shed many a tear on my wife's shoulder.

  • Phyllis had hidden the few tears she'd shed, kissed George on the cheek as he left.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • All these long years we've been together, the trials we've faced, the blood we've shed.

    King Arthur (2004)

  • She accidentally shed some paint on the floor while working on her art project.

Synonyms

to drop
vsto shed
∞ 1.0

To let something fall suddenly or by accident

focuses on flowing or spilling rather than sudden single falls
to spill
vsto shed
347 1.0

To accidentally cause liquid to flow out of a container

is broader and includes falling or flowing not limited to containers
to pour forth
vsto shed
2 7.1

To flow out in large amounts

is broader often used for falling or flowing generally not only small flows
to disgorge
vsto shed
1 8.6

To pour out a large amount of something suddenly in a strong stream

is usually gentler and often happens unintentionally

Antonyms

to collect
499 1.1

To bring things or people together in one place

to retain
60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

Idioms

to shed a tear
14 3.5

Cry a little, often with one tear

Phrasal Verbs

to shed light
30 3.7

Make a fact or situation easier to understand

to shed light on
26 3.9

To help people understand something by explaining it

to shed blood
  • NSFW
5 7.6

To lose blood or cause bleeding during violent fighting

Compounds

repair shed
4.1

A large airport building where planes are kept and fixed

sheep shed
2.8

A building on a farm where sheep are kept and have their wool cut

How Much

to gush
26 3.2
to pour
588 1.0
to shed
78 2.8
to leak
212 1.0
to drip
171 1.0

Surface Forms

shed infinitive
shed past
shed past participle
shedding present participle
sheds third person singular

Etymology

The verb shed meaning to let something fall or flow comes from an old idea of making parts separate or fall away, so imagine a bag that 'lets out' flour when it tears; that's why to shed is to let something fall out or spill.