shed blood
Inflict lethal harm
Shed blood means to cause bleeding, typically through violence.
To shed blood is to wound or kill: Much blood was shed in the conflict.
The phrase often carries solemnity, invoking sacrifice or warfare: soldiers who shed their blood for their country.
Blood shed can be one's own or another's—the context determines whether the shedding is heroic or brutal.
Sacred ritual table
- offeringSomething presented or given
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- propitiationAct of placating deity
oblation · immolation · priest · temple · ceremony · consecration · purification · libation
Savage, merciless behavior
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
massacre · bloodlust · slaughter · carnage · atrocity · savagery · ferocity · mutilation
Armed hostile engagement
- battleArmed military engagement
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- infantryGround combat troops
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
artillery · siege · campaign · frontline · armistice · regiment · militia · ambush
Labored effort against resistance
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- discordLack of agreement
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
enmity · clash · confrontation · antagonism · rivalry · opposition · turmoil · friction
altar
Sacred ritual table
- offeringSomething presented or given
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
propitiation · oblation · immolation · priest · temple · ceremony · consecration · purification · libation · sanctuary
wound
Coiled, or an injury
slash · pierce · cut · bleed · hemorrhage · injury · trauma · severed · artery · vein
brutality
Savage, merciless behavior
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
rampage · massacre · bloodlust · slaughter · carnage · atrocity · savagery · ferocity · mutilation · killing
combat
Armed hostile engagement
trenches · artillery · siege · campaign · frontline · armistice · regiment · militia · ambush · fortification
struggle
Labored effort against resistance
hostility · enmity · clash · confrontation · antagonism · rivalry · opposition · turmoil · friction · contention
- atonementpropitiation, substitution, reconciler, forgiveness, sin offering
shed bloodmake peace
Resolve conflict between parties
peaceful resolution · negotiate · reconcile · come to terms · bury the hatchet
shed bloodmend
Restore after damage
restore · stop the bleeding · give blood · save · cure
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