Meaning & Definition of Blood in English
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Blood
/bləd/
noun
1. The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
- "Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"
- "The ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"
synonym:
- blood
2. Temperament or disposition
- "A person of hot blood"
synonym:
- blood
3. A dissolute man in fashionable society
synonym:
- rake,
- rakehell,
- profligate,
- rip,
- blood,
- roue
4. The descendants of one individual
- "His entire lineage has been warriors"
synonym:
- lineage,
- line,
- line of descent,
- descent,
- bloodline,
- blood line,
- blood,
- pedigree,
- ancestry,
- origin,
- parentage,
- stemma,
- stock
5. People viewed as members of a group
- "We need more young blood in this organization"
synonym:
- blood
verb
1. Smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
synonym:
- blood
Examples of using
He is losing blood.
The vampire is sucking my blood.
My blood is no redder than yours.