The phrase ‘to bathe in blood’ includes and often blends 1 and 2, and is generally used figuratively to express the great quantity of blood shed.
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| 释义 | the world > life > death > killing > slaughter > [verb (transitive)] (26) to bathe in bloodc1300 The phrase ‘to bathe in blood’ includes and often blends 1 and 2, and is generally used figuratively to express the great quantity of blood shed. murderc1325 transitive. To slaughter in a terrible manner, to massacre. Also †to murder to death, †to murder dead, †to murder down. to make larder ofa1330 figurative. Chiefly in to make larder of: to turn into meat for the larder; to bring to the slaughterhouse, hence, to slaughter; to larder, to the… spend1481 To bring to a violent end; to destroy; to consume by destruction or wasting; †to disperse or dissipate; to reduce or convert into something. to lick upa1500 transferred and figurative (from 1 2). Of persons and animals. Formerly in many specialized uses. †to lick up (an enemy's forces): to destroy… slaught1535 transitive. To kill, slaughter. butcher1562 transitive. To slaughter (esp. a person) in a brutal or bloody manner; to slaughter indiscriminately. Also (and in earliest use) with down… wipe1577 (from 2.) To clear away, remove: most commonly with adverb (away, off, out). spec. To put all to death, destroy completely, exterminate (a body of… slaughter1586 To kill or slay (persons) in large numbers; to massacre. massacre1588 transitive. To kill (people or, less commonly, animals) in numbers, esp. brutally and indiscriminately; to make a general slaughter or carnage of… dispeople1596 To exterminate (people). Obsolete. shamble1601 transitive. To cut up or slaughter as in the shambles. †to shamble forth: to cut up and dispose of (a corpse). depeople?1611 transitive. To deprive of people, destroy the people of, depopulate. mow1615 figurative. transitive. To make (one's way, a passage, etc.) effectively in battle, as if with the sweeping stroke of a scythe. Also in extended use… internecate1623 transitive. To kill without exception; to exterminate or massacre. dislaughter1661 transitive. To slaughter. mop1899 transitive. colloquial. With up. To make an end of, finish off (an opponent, prey, etc.); to take care of the completion of (a task, mission, etc.)… pogrom1915 transitive. To subject to a pogrom. decimate1944 transitive. More generally: to reduce drastically or severely; to destroy, ruin, devastate. overkill1946 transitive. To destroy (a target, etc.) to a greater extent than is necessary or desirable. Also figurative. Also (occasionally) intransitive. Subcategories:— one in ten (3) — in battle (2) — specific (1) |
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