The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - shedэ v.

1) spill: Much blood has been shed in the name of freedom. 2 shine, spread, scatter, throw, cast, let fall, impart, release, focus, pour forth, let fall, radiate: Can you shed a little light on a matter that has puzzled me for years? 3 pour or stream or flow or surge or spill (out or forth) , discharge, emanate, emit, drop; exude, ooze, weep: The clouds shed their snow and the world below turned white. Don't shed any tears over me. 4) cast off, doff, drop, abandon; moult, defoliate, desquamate, peel (off) , flake (off) : The trees shed their leaves. She rushed into the bathroom, shedding her clothes as she went.