shedding

1. To part, separate or divide.

   A metal comb shed her golden hair.

2. To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.

   When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.

3. To pour; to make flow.
4. To allow to flow or fall.

   A tarpaulin sheds water.

5. To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.

   Can you shed any light on this problem?

6. To pour forth, give off, impart.
7. To fall in drops; to pour.
8. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
9. To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

verb

To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.

1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.

   the sheddings of blood under the Old Testament

2. That which is shed, or cast off.