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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cast off |
| Synonyms: | molt, peel |
| Main Entry: | shed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cast off |
| Synonyms: | afford, beam, cashier, cast, diffuse, disburden, discard, doff, drop, emit, exude, exuviate, give, give forth, jettison, junk, let fall, molt, pour forth, radiate, reject, scatter, scrap, send forth, shower, slip, slough, spill, sprinkle, take off, throw, throw away, throw out, yield |
| Antonyms: | put on |
| Main Entry: | skin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove outer covering |
| Synonyms: | abrade, bare, bark, cast, cut off, decorticate, excoriate, exuviate, flay, gall, graze, hull, husk, lay bare, pare, peel, pull off, remove, rind, scale, scalp, scrape, shave, shed, shuck, slough, strip, trim |
| Notes: | skin is the general term for an animal's outer covering; the layer of fur, hair, or wool is the coat; hide is the tough skin of certain large animals that is tanned and made into leather; pelt is untanned skin of fur-bearing animals |
| Antonyms: | cover |
| Main Entry: | slough |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shed |
| Synonyms: | afford, beam*, cashier, cast, diffuse, disburden, discard, doff, drop*, emit, exude, exuviate, give, give forth, jettison, junk*, let fall, molt, pour forth, radiate, reject, scatter, scrap, send forth, shower, slip*, spill, sprinkle, take off, throw, throw away, throw off, throw out, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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