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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shed \Shed\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk["e]du I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. ???, Skr. chid, and perch. also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. Cf. {Chisel}, {Concise}, {Schism}, {Sheading}, {Sheath}, {Shide}.]
1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Robert of Brunne.
2. To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain.
Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak.
Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head. --Wordsworth.
3. To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.
4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] ''Her hair . . . is shed with gray.'' --B. Jonson.
6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shedding \Shed"ding\, noun
1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood.
2. That which is shed, or cast off. [R.] --Wordsworth.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
shedding
noun
1: the process whereby something is shed [syn: {sloughing}]
2: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales [syn: {desquamation}, {peeling}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
shed
adjective: shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn: {caducous}] [ant: {persistent}]
noun: an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
verb
1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
2: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" [syn: {spill}, {pour forth}]
3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: {spill}, {disgorge}]
4: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" [syn: {molt}, {exuviate}, {moult}, {slough}] [also: {shedding}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
shedding See {shed}
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