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to woodshed

8.9

To practice music a lot by yourself to improve your playing

verb
/ˈwʊdˌʃɛd/

Jargon

: ensayar en privado

She often woodsheds in her room to prepare for the concert.

Examples

He woodshed in his garage, determined to improve his guitar solos.
Before the audition, she woodshed every difficult passage until she felt confident.
The jazz pianist woodshed for hours each night to master the new piece.
I need to woodshed my guitar skills this weekend.
The jazz pianist woodshed for hours each night to master the new piece.
Before the audition, she woodshed every difficult passage until she felt confident.
He woodshed in his garage, determined to improve his guitar solos.

Synonyms

to woodshedding

vsto woodshed

Jargon

8.9

To practice alone for a long time to improve musical skill

is the same action but expressed as a base verb form

Idioms

trip to the woodshed

Informal

1 9.9

A strong private scolding for someone who did something wrong

How Intense

to woodshed

Jargon

8.9

to rehearse

131 3.5

to practice

697 1.0

Surface Forms

woodshed infinitive

woodsheded past

woodsheded past participle

woodsheding present participle

woodsheds third person singular

Etymology

Woodshed as a verb comes from the noun for that private little building. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a musician going into a quiet woodshed to practice alone, so to woodshed is 'to practice hard and privately'.