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SHED BLOOD
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
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:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
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:
Somebody ----s
