shed-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: cast off, get rid of something

Examples:
Every one to three months, snake sheds its skin.
The trees shed their leaves in autumn.
They ran down to the sea, shedding clothes as they went.
He shed his image as a pushy boss.
900 jobs will be shed over the next few months.
Psychotherapy helped him to shed some of his insecurity.
I hope to shed a few pounds before my wedding day.

Mappings:
VerbNet: substance_emission-43.4
FrameNet: Undressing
PropBank: shed.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4

Sense Number 2: cast off hair or fur

Examples:
It's frightening how much I've been shedding since I switched shampoos.
My cat sheds constantly.

Mappings:
PropBank: shed.01

Sense Number 3: produce; (cause to) flow or radiate

Commentary:
NOTE: for SHED BLOOD and SHED LIGHT, this sense only includes the literal meaning.

Examples:
She shed a few tears at her daughter's wedding.
The sun shed its light on all objects equally and shows no preference.
What if someone literally cut themselves and started to shed blood.

Mappings:
VerbNet: substance_emission-43.4
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
shed_blood 2

Sense Number 4: SHED BLOOD (metaphorical)-kill or injure violently

Examples:
They will never stop shedding blood of their enemies.

Mappings:
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
shed_blood 1

Sense Number 5: SHED LIGHT ON (metaphorical)-make clear; free from confusion

Examples:
As an economist, he was able to shed some light on the problem.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: shed.03
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
shed_light_on 1