What is the meaning of shed?

noun

• An outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage.

verb

• Get rid of.
  • usage: "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
  • synonyms: cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
• Pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities.
  • usage: "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"
  • synonyms: spill, pour forth
• Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over.
  • usage: "spill the beans all over the table"
  • synonyms: spill, disgorge
• Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.
  • usage: "our dog sheds every Spring"
  • synonyms: molt, exuviate, moult, slough

adjective

• Shed at an early stage of development.
  • usage: "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
  • synonyms: caducous