Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
2. uncountable noun
You can use blood to refer to the race or social class of someone's parents or ancestors.
There was Greek blood in his veins.
He was of noble blood, and an officer.
Synonyms: family, relations, birth, descent More Synonyms of blood
3.
See bad blood
4.
See bay for blood
5.
See blue blood
6. See also blue-blooded
7.
See to make someone's blood boil
8.
See in cold blood
9. See also cold-blooded
10.
See to make your blood run cold
11.
See blood on one's hands
12.
See in one's blood
13.
See new blood/fresh blood/young blood
14.
See get blood out of a stone/get blood from a stone
15.
See to sweat blood
16. phrase
If you say that someone draws first blood, you mean that they have had a success at the beginning of a competition or conflict.
[mainly British]
The home side drew first blood with a penalty from Murray Strang.
17.
See blood, sweat, and tears
18.
See blood is thicker than water
19. flesh and blood
20. own flesh and blood
More Synonyms of blood
blood in British English
(blʌd)
noun
1.
a reddish fluid in vertebrates that is pumped by the heart through the arteries and veins, supplies tissues with nutrients, oxygen, etc, and removes waste products. It consists of a fluid (see blood plasma) containing cells (erythrocytes, leucocytes, and platelets)
▶ Related adjectives: haemal, haematic, sanguineous
2.
a similar fluid in such invertebrates as annelids and arthropods
3.
bloodshed, esp when resulting in murder
4.
the guilt or responsibility for killing or injuring (esp in the phrase have blood on one's handsorhead)
5.
life itself; lifeblood
6.
relationship through being of the same family, race, or kind; kinship
7. blood, sweat, and tears
8. flesh and blood
9.
ethnic or national descent
of Spanish blood
10. British slang
a close friend
11. in one's blood
12. the blood
13.
temperament; disposition; temper
14.
a.
good or pure breeding; pedigree
b.
(as modifier)
blood horses
15.
people viewed as members of a group, esp as an invigorating force (in the phrases new blood, young blood)
16. mainly British rare
a dashing young man; dandy; rake
17.
the sensual or carnal nature of humankind
18. obsolete
one of the four bodily humours
humour (sense 8)
19. bad blood
20. blood is thicker than water
21. have one's blood up
22. in cold blood
23. make one's blood boil
24. make one's blood run cold
verb(transitive)
25. hunting
to cause (young hounds) to taste the blood of a freshly killed quarry and so become keen to hunt
26. hunting
to smear the cheeks or forehead of (a person) with the blood of the kill as an initiation in hunting
27.
to initiate (a person) to an activity or organization, esp by real-life experience
Word origin
Old English blōd; related to Old Norse blōth, Old High German bluot
Blood in British English
(blʌd)
noun
Thomas, known as Colonel Blood. ?1618–80, Irish adventurer, who tried to steal the crown jewels (1671)
blood in American English
(blʌd)
noun
1.
the usually red fluid, consisting of plasma, red and white blood cells, etc., thatcirculates through the heart, arteries, and veins of vertebrates: blood is a body tissue thatcarries oxygen, hormones, cell-building material, etc. to, and carbon dioxide and waste matter away from, the other body tissues
2.
a comparable fluid, usually colorless or bluish, in many invertebrate animals
3.
the spilling of blood; murder
4.
lifeblood
5.
the sap or juice of a plant
6.
passion, temperament, or disposition
7.
parental heritage; family line; lineage
8.
relationship by descent in the same family line; kinship
9.
descent from nobility or royalty
10.
descent from purebred stock
11.
a dandy or fop
12.
people, esp. youthful people
new blood in an organization
13. US, Slang
a.
a black person, esp. a male
b.
a close male friend
used, often in direct address, esp. among black people
verb transitive
14.
to let (a hunting dog) taste, smell, or see the blood of its prey
15.
to initiate (a hunter) by staining the hunter's face with blood of the prey
16.
to initiate (a person) in any new experience
Idioms:
bad blood
blood is thicker than water
have someone's blood on one's head
in cold blood
make one's blood boil
make one's blood run cold
Word origin
ME blod, blode < OE blod: see bleed
More idioms containing
blood
someone is your own flesh and blood
someone is flesh and blood
flesh and blood
young blood
sweat blood
taste blood
scent blood
out for blood
new blood
make your blood run cold
make your blood boil
like getting blood out of a stone
it is first blood to someone
in your blood
in cold blood
have blood on your hands
blood on the carpet
blood is thicker than water
blood is shed
blood and thunder
be after someone's blood
bay for blood
bad blood
a rush of blood
COBUILD Collocations
blood
drain blood
draw blood
dried blood
dripping blood
infected blood
pour blood
vomit blood
Examples of 'blood' in a sentence
blood
Life experience is invaluable and you need the range you would normally get in a blood family.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The grainy scrub uses ground seaweed to scuff off dead skin and promote blood flow.
The Sun (2017)
Such foods do not overload your body with blood sugar alarms.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This includes conditions such as mild asthma and high blood pressure.
The Sun (2017)
We were having a great time when suddenly he burst a blood vessel.
The Sun (2016)
The contemporary conflict between the competing demands of blood relations and people you actually like may also play a part.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His research has previously found that regular saunas could reduce blood pressure and cut therisk of dying of heart disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They must be tempted to introduce younger blood, while England will be delighted if the pitch again helps the pace bowlers.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Music runs as deep as blood in their family.
The Sun (2015)
Thus people with high blood pressure and a raised blood cholesterol are multiplying their risks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was as if it had got a taste for blood.
The Sun (2010)
These shrink the swollen blood vessels in your nose lining.
The Sun (2012)
This was done in cold blood by people who claim to be civilized.
Hamilton, Ian Writers in Hollywood, 1915-51 (1990)
And it cuts blood pressure and tones up your pelvic floor.
The Sun (2010)
My worry is that employers need young blood coursing through their corridors to keep things fresh.
The Sun (2013)
It also triggers the release of sugar into the blood to fuel such reactions.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
To compete we need more new blood.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The evidence has been building for years that eating cholesterol does not cause high blood cholesterol.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Light is transmitted through the finger and partially absorbed by red blood cells passing through the veins.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
These are released into the blood or other body fluids long before symptoms show.
The Sun (2012)
Through direct contact with infected blood or bodily fluids.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
These uncomfortable lumps are caused by too much pressure on the blood vessels around your bottom.
The Sun (2013)
It is like getting blood from a stone.
The Sun (2007)
It increases blood flow to muscles and reduces inflammation.
The Sun (2012)
They also seemed to experience less blood loss.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The fire of life raced along his blood.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
The warlords had swelled like ticks on the blood of the conflict.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
Since when did the baiting of little old ladies become a blood sport?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Tottenham drew first blood against the run of play.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The question then asked was what happens if you lower a person 's blood cholesterol?
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
It is true I am not of noble blood born.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Quotations
You cannot get blood from a stone
Blood is thicker than water
Word lists with
blood
humour, Native American tribes
In other languages
blood
British English: blood /blʌd/ NOUN
Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body.
American English: blood
Arabic: دَم
Brazilian Portuguese: sangue
Chinese: 血液
Croatian: krv
Czech: krev
Danish: blod
Dutch: bloed
European Spanish: sangre
Finnish: veri
French: sang
German: Blut
Greek: αίμα
Italian: sangue
Japanese: 血
Korean: 피
Norwegian: blod
Polish: krew
European Portuguese: sangue
Romanian: sânge
Russian: кровь
Latin American Spanish: sangre
Swedish: blod
Thai: เลือด
Turkish: kan
Ukrainian: кров
Vietnamese: máu
All related terms of 'blood'
bad blood
If you say that there is bad blood between people, you mean that they have argued about something and dislike each other.
blood red
Something that is blood-red is bright red in colour.
new blood
If people talk about bringing new blood into an organization or sports team , they are referring to new people who are likely to improve the organization or team.
the blood
royal or noble descent
blood bank
A blood bank is a place where blood which has been taken from blood donors is stored until it is needed for people in hospital .
blood bath
a killing of many people; massacre
blood-caked
caked with blood
blood cell
any of the cells that circulate in the blood
blood clot
a clotted mass of blood
blood count
Your blood count is the number of red and white cells in your blood. A blood count can also refer to a medical examination which determines the number of red and white cells in your blood.
blood donor
A blood donor is someone who gives some of their blood so that it can be used in operations .
blood feud
A blood feud is a long-lasting , bitter disagreement between two or more groups of people, particularly family groups. Blood feuds often involve members of each group murdering or fighting with members of the other.
blood flow
the flow of blood through blood vessels around the body
blood fluke
any parasitic flatworm , such as a schistosome , that lives in the blood vessels of humans and other vertebrates : class Digenea
blood group
Someone's blood group is the type of blood that they have in their body. There are four main types: A, B , AB , and O .
blood heat
Blood heat is a temperature of 37°C, which is about the same as the normal temperature of the human body.
blood level
the amount of a substance, as cholesterol , alcohol , or triglycerides , circulating in the bloodstream : often expressed as a percent or in milligrams or micrograms per deciliter of blood
blood libel
the malicious accusation that Jews used the blood of non-Jews in religious rituals
blood loss
loss of blood through bleeding
blood lust
If you say that someone is driven by a blood lust , you mean that they are acting in an extremely violent way because their emotions have been aroused by the events around them.
blood money
If someone makes a payment of blood money to the family of someone who has been killed , they pay that person's family a sum of money as compensation.
blood moon
an instance of the moon in total eclipse appearing red as a result of red or orange light from the sun being refracted by the earth before reaching the moon
blood serum
blood plasma from which the clotting factors have been removed
blood siser
A woman's blood sister is a woman she has sworn to treat as a sister, often in a ceremony which involves mixing a small amount of their blood.
blood sport
Blood sports are sports such as hunting in which animals are killed .
blood sugar
the glucose concentration in the blood: the normal fasting value is between 3.9 and 5.6 mmol/ l
blood test
A blood test is a medical examination of a small amount of your blood.
blood type
Someone's blood type is the same as their → blood group .
blue blood
If you say that someone has blue blood , you mean that they are from a family that has a high social rank .
cord blood
blood from the placenta drawn through the newly severed umbilical cord , collected for study or for possible transfusion to treat disease in the child
drain blood
Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
draw blood
Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
dried blood
Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
first blood
the first killing or wounding in a fight or war
full blood
an individual , esp a horse or similar domestic animal, of unmixed race or breed
half-blood
the relationship between individuals having only one parent in common
pour blood
Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
scent blood
to sense a weakness in your opponent and take advantage of it
shed blood
to kill in a violent or bloody way
sweat blood
to work very hard to achieve something
taste blood
to have a small victory which encourages you to think that you can defeat your opponent completely
vomit blood
Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
whole blood
blood obtained from a donor for transfusion from which none of the elements has been removed
young blood
young people who are brought into a company or organization in order to provide new ideas or new talent
blood alcohol
alcohol that is circulating in the blood
blood blister
a blister filled with blood
blood brother
A man's blood brother is a man he has sworn to treat as a brother, often in a ceremony which involves mixing a small amount of their blood.
blood diamond
a diamond sold to help finance a military campaign
blood doping
the illegal practice of removing a quantity of blood from an athlete long before a race and reinjecting it shortly before a race, so boosting oxygenation of the blood
blood glucose
Blood glucose is glucose (= a type of sugar ) in the bloodstream .
Chinese translation of 'blood'
blood
(blʌd)
n(u)
(Bio) 血液 (xuèyè)
(referring to person's ancestry) 血统(統) (xuètǒng)
in cold blood残(殘)忍地 (cánrěn de)
new or fresh or young blood (fig) 新生力量 (xīnshēng lìliang)
All related terms of 'blood'
blood donor
献(獻)血者 xiànxiězhě [ 名 míng ]
blood group
血型 xuèxíng
blood test
验(驗)血 yànxiě [ 次 cì ]
blood type
= blood group
blood pressure
血压(壓) xuèyā
blood vessel
血管 xuèguǎn
blood poisoning
血中毒 xuè zhòngdú
in cold blood
残(殘)忍地 cánrěn de
to shed blood
杀(殺)人 shā rén
blood transfusion
输(輸)血 shūxuè [ 次 cì ]
a burst blood vessel
爆裂的血管 bàoliè de xuèguǎn
flecks of dust/blood
尘(塵)粒/血斑 chénlì/xuèbān
pool of light/blood
一滩(灘)亮光/血 yī tān liàngguāng/xiě
to have a blood test
验(驗)血 yànxiě
to take sb's blood pressure
量某人的血压(壓) liáng mǒurén de xuèyā
clot
( (blood) blood clot 凝块(塊) níngkuài
new or fresh or young blood
( fig ) 新生力量 xīnshēng lìliang
she's my own flesh and blood
她是我的亲(親)骨肉 tā shì wǒ de qīngǔròu
to have high/low blood pressure
有高/低血压(壓) yǒu gāo/dī xuèyā
black pudding
黑血肠(腸) hēixuècháng
to be flecked with mud/blood etc
溅(濺)有泥点(點)/血斑 等 jiànyǒu nídiǎn/xuèbān děng
transfusion
blood transfusion 输(輸)血 shūxuè [ 次 cì ]
1 (noun)
Definition
a reddish fluid in vertebrates that is pumped by the heart through the arteries and veins
an inherited defect in the blood
Synonyms
lifeblood
gore
films full of blood and gore
vital fluid
2 (noun)
Definition
relationship through being of the same family, race, or kind
He was of noble blood, and an officer.
Synonyms
family
Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.
relations
birth
people of humble birth
descent
All the contributors were of foreign descent.
extraction
a young Brazilian of German extraction
ancestry
They can trace their ancestry back to the seventeenth century.
lineage
They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century.
kinship
kindred
She has reconnected with her kindred.
idioms
See bad blood
See in cold blood
related words
related adjectiveshaemalhaematichaemicsanguineous
related phobiahaematophobia
subject word lists
See Blood cells
figurative note
The literal meaning of blood is that of the red fluid circulating in the veins and arteries of human beings and some animals. Its essential role in transporting oxygen around the body has led blood to represent vitality and rejuvenation in phrases such as the lifeblood of the economy. We also associate blood with feelings and emotions, particularly those of passion and temper, when we talk about hot-blooded people, acts being performed in cold blood, or bad blood stirred up between people. These expressions demonstrate that different temperatures represent different feelings, with anger and passion as heat, and indifference and cruelty as cold. Blood has long been symbolic of family, lineage, and race, from the expression flesh and blood to the proverb blood is thicker than water, meaning that family ties take precedence. Blood also signifies loss of life from blood-letting as a therapeutic surgical procedure in the past, to bloodshed which indicates murder and death.
proverbs
You cannot get blood from a stoneBlood is thicker than water
Additional synonyms
in the sense of ancestry
Definition
family descent
They can trace their ancestry back to the seventeenth century.