shed+drop+by+drop

  • 11shed — I [[t]ʃɛd[/t]] n. 1) a slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc 2) a large, strongly built structure, often open at the sides or end • Etymology: 1475–85; appar. var., orig. dial., of shade shed′like , adj. II shed [[t]ʃɛd[/t]] v …

    From formal English to slang

  • 12Drop set — In bodybuilding and weight training, using drop sets is a technique for continuing an exercise with a lower weight once muscle failure has been achieved at a higher weight. It is most often performed on weight machines because reducing the weight …

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  • 13shed — shed1 shedlike, adj. /shed/, n. 1. a slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc. 2. a large, strongly built structure, often open at the sides or end. [1475 85; var. of SHADE] shed2 shedable, sheddable, adj. /shed/, v., she …

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  • 14shed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shelter, lean to; shack, shanty, hangar, train shed. See abode. v. t. spill, pour out; drop, cast off; molt, slough off; spread, diffuse, scatter. See divestment, ejection, dispersion. II (Roget s IV) …

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  • 15shed — English has two distinct words shed. The verb [OE] originally meant ‘divide, separate, split’ (a 14th century religious poem paraphrased Genesis with ‘the sun to shed the day from the night’), and the modern range of senses, ‘give off, drop’, did …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 16shed — I noun a shed in the garden Syn: hut, lean to, outhouse, outbuilding, cabin, shack II verb 1) the trees shed their leaves Syn: drop, scatter, spill 2) the caterpillar shed its skin …

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  • 17shed — English has two distinct words shed. The verb [OE] originally meant ‘divide, separate, split’ (a 14th century religious poem paraphrased Genesis with ‘the sun to shed the day from the night’), and the modern range of senses, ‘give off, drop’, did …

    Word origins

  • 18drop — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abate, abdicate, abeyance, abjure, ablate, acknowledge defeat, act drop, advantage, asbestos, asbestos board, ascend, ax, backdrop, backslide, balm, balsam, bank, bate, batten, be bereaved of, be confined, be… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 19drop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. let fall; give up, abandon; fall, plunge; faint, collapse; cease, terminate, end; drip; dismiss, let go. See descent, relinquishment, impotence. n. globule, bead; minim; bit, mite; descent. See… …

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  • 20drop — n 1. globule, glob, droplet, bead, gutta; blob, bubble; dewdrop, pearl, tear; spheroid, oval; earring, ornament, pendant. 2.(usu. all of liquid) small quantity, bit, little, Inf. smidgen, minim, Chiefly Brit., Inf. spot; speck, trickle, splotch,… …

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