SHED BLOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shed blood mean? 

• 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.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHED BLOOD (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Kill violently

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

They will never stop shedding the blood 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

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; 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

 Context examples 

Yes, his enemies were the worst: they shed blood they had no right to shed.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)