often attributive
1
a(1)
: the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body
(2)
: a comparable fluid of an invertebrate
b
: a fluid resembling blood
2
: the shedding of blood
also
: the taking of life
3
4
a(1)
: blood regarded as the seat of the emotions : temper
Chide him for his faults, and do it reverently, / When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth; / But, being moody, give him line and scope …—
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
(2)
: the one of the four humors (see humor entry 1 sense 2c) in ancient and medieval physiology that was believed to be hot and moist and to cause cheerfulness and optimism
b
obsolete
: lust
c
: a man who dresses showily and behaves in an immoral or improper way : rake
5
: members of a team, staff, or organization : personnel
a company in need of new blood
6
informal
: an African American male
—used especially among Black people
blooded; blooding; bloods
1
: to stain or wet with blood
2
archaic
: bleed sense 1
3
: to expose (a hunting dog) to sight, scent, or taste of the blood of its prey
4
: to give experience to
troops blooded in battle
Synonyms
Examples of blood in a Sentence
Noun
The accident victim has already lost a lot of blood.
the blood in your veins
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
The blood of each nation courses through the American vein and feeds the spirit that compels us to involve ourselves in the fate of this good earth.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024
Lately, coach Carlo Ancelotti has decided against blooding players from the Castilla youth setup, namely Álvaro Rodríguez, Sergio Arribas, Carlos Dotor, and Nico Paz, like in the loss to Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena in San Sebastián on Tuesday.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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Noun
Those cases were discovered using blood, or serology, testing and seem to have been transmitted from sick animals, not people.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
The blood of each nation courses through the American vein and feeds the spirit that compels us to involve ourselves in the fate of this good earth.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
One spectator is dead and former President Donald Trump was blooding following a shooting during a rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024
Lately, coach Carlo Ancelotti has decided against blooding players from the Castilla youth setup, namely Álvaro Rodríguez, Sergio Arribas, Carlos Dotor, and Nico Paz, like in the loss to Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena in San Sebastián on Tuesday.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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“Blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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blood
1 of 2 noun1
a
: the red fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal and that brings nourishment and oxygen to and carries away waste products from all parts of the body
b
: a fluid resembling blood
2
a
: lineage sense 2, descent
especially
: royal lineage
b
: relationship through a common ancestor : kinship
blood
2 of 2 verb
: to give experience to
Etymology
Noun
Old English blōd "blood"
Verb
from an earlier sense, meaning "to smear the face of an inexperienced fox hunter with blood of the fox killed on his first hunt"
Medical Definition
blood
noun1
: the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body
2
: a fluid of an invertebrate comparable to blood
3
: the one of the four humors (see humor sense 2) in ancient and medieval physiology that was believed to be hot and moist and to cause cheerfulness and optimism
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