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shedding |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shed 3 of 4 senses of shed Sense 1 shed, cast, cast off shake off throw, throw off throw away drop => shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough => exfoliate => autotomize Sense 3 spill, shed, disgorge => seed Sense 4 shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough => desquamate, peel off Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shed 3 of 4 senses of shed Sense 1 shed, cast, cast off shake off throw, throw off throw away drop => shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough => desquamate, peel off => exfoliate => autotomize Sense 3 spill, shed, disgorge => seed => reseed Sense 4 shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough => desquamate, peel off Entailment of verb shed Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shed 4 senses of shed Sense 1 shed, cast, cast off shake off throw, throw off throw away drop => remove, take take away withdraw Sense 2 spill, shed, pour forth => pour Sense 3 spill, shed, disgorge => move displace Sense 4 shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough => shed, cast, cast off shake off throw, throw off throw away drop Familiarity of verb shed shed used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shed Sense 1 shed, cast, cast off shake off throw, throw off throw away drop => remove, take take away withdraw -------------- Sense 2 spill, shed, pour forth => pour -------------- Sense 3 spill, shed, disgorge => move displace -------------- Sense 4 shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough => shed, cast, cast off shake off throw, throw off throw away drop -------------- Grep of noun shedding load-shedding shedding Overview of noun shedding The noun shedding has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shedding, sloughing -- (the process whereby something is shed) 2. desquamation, peeling, shedding -- (loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales) Overview of verb shed The verb shed has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) shed, cast, cast off shake off throw, throw off throw away drop -- (get rid of "he shed his image as a pushy boss") 2. (3) spill, shed, pour forth -- (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") 3. spill, shed, disgorge -- (cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over "spill the beans all over the table") 4. shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough -- (cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals) Overview of noun shedding The noun shedding has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shedding, sloughing -- (the process whereby something is shed) 2. desquamation, peeling, shedding -- (loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales) Overview of verb shed The verb shed has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) shed, cast, cast off shake off throw, throw off throw away drop -- (get rid of "he shed his image as a pushy boss") 2. (3) spill, shed, pour forth -- (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") 3. spill, shed, disgorge -- (cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over "spill the beans all over the table") 4. shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough -- (cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals)
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