blood
/blʌd/
noun
- The red liquid that flows through the bodies of people and animals, carrying oxygen and nutrients.
- Blood carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body.
- The nurse took a sample of his blood for testing.
- She cut her finger and a drop of blood appeared.
- Family relationship by birth, not by marriage or adoption.
- He is my blood brother, even though we grew up in different countries.
- Blood is thicker than water, so family ties are very strong.
- They are related by blood, not just by marriage.
- Violence or killing, especially in a fight or war.
- There was blood on the streets after the riot.
- The battle was won, but at the cost of much blood.
- The movie was full of blood and violence.
- A person's temperament, passion, or life force.
- The team played with fire in their blood and won the championship.
- She has a hot blood that makes her quick to anger.
- The music stirred his blood and made him want to dance.
verb
- To cause someone to experience something for the first time, especially a difficult or dangerous situation.
- The young athlete was blooded in the Olympic trials.
- The new soldiers were blooded in their first battle.
- He was blooded as a leader during the crisis.
- To stain or cover with blood.
- The accident blooded the pavement.
- The hunter blooded his knife after the kill.
- She blooded her handkerchief when she wiped her nose.