Bleed
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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While they both go for the gun, it's subverted in that Frank knows they'll bleed out before they can kill each other, and the gun's empty anyway.
Source: Do with Him as You Will -
The horrifying aspect is played up on occasion, such as when a Cavil mentions being too impatient to bleed to death after an ambush, and so has to cut his carotid open with an empty shell casing.
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Silverfox makes Colonel Stryker put the muzzle of his empty revolver under his chin, but doesn't make him pull the trigger, instead telling him to walk away until his feet bleed and then keep walking.
Source: Psychic-Assisted Suicide
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Empty and Bleed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bleed/empty
Bleed & Empty. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bleed/empty>.
Empty or Bleed. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bleed/empty.
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