shed load (of something)

shed load (of something)
Noun. A large quantity of (something). E.g."If you want tunes, go down Oldham Street, there's a shed load of record shops there."

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • shed load (of something) — Noun. A large quantity of (something). E.g. If you want tunes, go down Oldham Street, there s a shed load of record shops there …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • load — 1 noun (C) 1 AMOUNT OF STH a large quantity of something that is carried by a vehicle, person etc: Take this load of wood over to the barn. see also: shed its load shed 2 (8) 2 a load/loads (of sth) informal especially BrE a lot of something: We… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • load — load1 W3S2 [ləud US loud] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount of something)¦ 2 a load (of something) 3 a bus load/car load/truck load etc 4 a load of crap/bull etc 5¦(work)¦ 6¦(worry)¦ 7¦(washing)¦ 8 get a load of somebody/something 9¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shed — [[t]ʃe̱d[/t]] ♦♦♦ sheds, shedding (The form shed is used in the present tense and in the past tense and past participle of the verb.) 1) N COUNT A shed is a small building that is used for storing things such as garden tools. ...a garden shed. 2) …   English dictionary

  • shed — shed1 [ ʃed ] (present participle shed|ding; past tense and past participle shed) verb transitive 1. ) to get rid of something that is not wanted or is no longer necessary: He is keen to shed his bad boy image. shed workers/employees: The company …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shed — shed1 S3 [ʃed] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from shade] 1.) a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things ▪ a tool shed ▪ a cattle shed ▪ a garden shed 2.) a large industrial building where work is done, large… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shed — 1 noun (C) 1 a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things: We had a tool shed in our back yard. | a cattle shed | a garden shed 2 a large industrial building where work is done, large vehicles are kept or machinery is… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • shed */*/ — I UK [ʃed] / US verb [transitive] Word forms shed : present tense I/you/we/they shed he/she/it sheds present participle shedding past tense shed past participle shed 1) to get rid of something that is not wanted or is no longer necessary He is… …   English dictionary

  • shed — shed1 noun a simple roofed structure, typically of wood and used for storage or to shelter animals. ↘a larger structure, typically with one or more sides open, for storing vehicles or machinery. ↘Austral./NZ a building for shearing sheep or… …   English new terms dictionary

  • shedload — shed|load [ˈʃedləud US loud] n shedloads of sth BrE informal a lot of something ▪ They ve got shedloads of stuff for sale …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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