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SHED BLOOD

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• SHED BLOOD (verb)
The verb SHED BLOOD has 2 senses:

1. kill violently
2. lose blood from one's body

Familiarity information: SHED BLOOD used as a verb is rare.

• SHED BLOOD (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Kill violently

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

They will never stop shedding the bood of their enemies

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

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Lose blood from one's body

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

bleed; hemorrhage; shed blood

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

discharge; eject; expel; release (eliminate (substances) from the body)

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

flow; menstruate (undergo menstruation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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(English proverb)
"The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives."
(Native American proverb, Sioux)
"To buy cheap is to buy twice."
(Catalan proverb)
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(Corsican proverb)

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