Collocations for "shed"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shed" in context.
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shed
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- shed [hair, fur]
- my [cat, dog] sheds [hair]
- shed (hair) all over the [house, sofa, floor]
- shed on the [sofa, floor, rug]
- shed your [layers, clothes]
- shed its [skin, shell]
- the [larva, caterpillar, snake] sheds its [skin]
- shed its [leaves, petals]
- [roses, flowers] shed their petals
- shed (some) light on
- shed some understanding on
- shed tears [for, over]
- shed a tear [for]
- didn't even shed a tear
- shed [pounds, weight]
- [exercises, a diet, pills] to shed [pounds]
- shed blood [over, in]
- blood was shed
- shed your [reputation, image, self doubt]
- in the [yard, garden, tool] shed
- a [wooden, plastic, metal, steel] shed
- a [large, small, cramped, messy, tidy] shed
- a [ready-made, pre-fabricated] shed
- the [customs, border, police] shed
- [build, assemble, make] a shed
- store [bicycles, accessories, pots, heaters] in the shed
- did you [look in, check] the shed?
- the shed was [burned, destroyed] in the fire
- it is out in the shed
- is not the sharpest tool in the [shed, box]
- [shut, close, lock, bolt] the shed door
- [fix, repair] the shed roof
'shed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):