shed blood — literary to cause death or injury Too much blood has already been shed in this conflict … English dictionary
shed blood — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bleed] Syn. lose blood, spill blood, be wounded; see bleed 1 . 2. [To kill] Syn. slay, slaughter, murder; see kill 1 … English dictionary for students
shed blood — phrasal to cause death by violence … New Collegiate Dictionary
shed blood — kill, murder … English contemporary dictionary
spill/shed blood — to kill people violently The blood of too many young people has been spilled/shed. • • • Main Entry: ↑blood … Useful english dictionary
shed — shed1 [shed] n. [< ME shadde, var. of shade < OE scead, shelter, protection, SHADE] 1. a small, rough building or lean to, used for shelter or storage, as a workshop, etc. 2. a large, strongly built, barnlike or hangarlike structure, often… … English World dictionary
shed — [[t]ʃe̱d[/t]] ♦♦♦ sheds, shedding (The form shed is used in the present tense and in the past tense and past participle of the verb.) 1) N COUNT A shed is a small building that is used for storing things such as garden tools. ...a garden shed. 2) … English dictionary
shed — shed1 S3 [ʃed] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from shade] 1.) a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things ▪ a tool shed ▪ a cattle shed ▪ a garden shed 2.) a large industrial building where work is done, large… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shed — shed1 [ ʃed ] (present participle shed|ding; past tense and past participle shed) verb transitive 1. ) to get rid of something that is not wanted or is no longer necessary: He is keen to shed his bad boy image. shed workers/employees: The company … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shed — 01. We have a small [shed] in our backyard where we store our gardening tools, lawn mower, and bicycles. 02. Snakes regularly [shed] their skin as they grow larger. 03. If you start learning a foreign language as an adult, you will probably never … Grammatical examples in English
