SHEDDING

To part, separate or divide.

Example: "A metal comb shed her golden hair."

To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.

Example: "When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin."

To pour; to make flow.

To allow to flow or fall.

Example: "A tarpaulin sheds water."

To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.

Example: "Can you shed any light on this problem?"

To pour forth, give off, impart.

To fall in drops; to pour.

To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.

To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.