SHED BLOOD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Lose blood from one's body

Synonyms:

bleed; hemorrhage; shed blood

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "shed blood" is one way to...):

discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shed blood"):

flow; menstruate (undergo menstruation)

Sentence frame:

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Meaning:

Kill violently

Example:

They will never stop shedding the blood of their enemies

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "shed blood" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Sentence frame:

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