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Shed
/ʃed/
To cause something to fall off or out, like leaves from a tree or tears from someone's eyes.
Synonyms:
discard
release
cast
drop
emit
Antonyms:
collect
gather
retain
Examples:
"Anne, a lady never
sheds
tears in public."
A woman came to the
shed
with some water.
"But a lady
sheds
tears in privacy.
Etymology:
Derived from Middle English
sheden
, from Old English
scēadan
meaning to divide or separate.
Usage Statistics:
155 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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