Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shed_blood

2 senses of shed blood

Sense 1
shed blood -- (kill violently; "They will never stop shedding the blood of their enemies")
       => kill -- (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays")

Sense 2
shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage -- (lose blood from one's body)
       => exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release -- (eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas")