the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
the vital principle; life: The excitement had got into the very blood of the nation.
a person or group regarded as a source of energy, vitality, or vigor: It's time we got some new blood in this company.
one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing cheerfulness.
the shedding of blood; slaughter; murder: to avenge the blood of his father.
the juice or sap of plants: the blood of the grape.
temperament; state of mind: a person of hot blood.
physical nature of human beings: the frailty of our blood.
Chiefly British. a high-spirited dandy; an adventuresome youth: the young bloods of Cambridge.
a profligate or rake.
physical and cultural extraction: It was a trait that seemed to be in their blood.
royal extraction: a prince of the blood.
descent from a common ancestor; ancestry; lineage: related by blood.
recorded and respected ancestry; purebred breeding.
Slang.
a Black person, especially a young Black man.
brother (def. 8).
verb (used with object)
Hunting. to give (hounds) a first sight or taste of blood.Compare flesh (def. 14).
to stain with blood.
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Idioms for blood
get / have one's blood up, to become or be enraged or impassioned: Injustice of any sort always gets my blood up.
have someone's blood on one's head / hands, to be to blame for someone's affliction or death: Though a criminal, he had no blood on his hands.
in cold blood, deliberately; ruthlessly: The dictator, in cold blood, ordered the execution of all his political enemies.
make one's blood boil, to inspire resentment, anger, or indignation: Such carelessness makes my blood boil.
make one's blood run cold, to fill with terror; frighten: The dark, deserted street in that unfamiliar neighborhood made her blood run cold.
sweat blood. sweat (def. 38).
taste blood, to experience a new sensation, usually a violent or destructive one, and acquire an appetite for it: Once the team had tasted blood, there was no preventing them from winning by a wide margin.
Origin of blood
First recorded before 1000; Middle English blo(o)d, Old English blōd; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon blōd, Old High German bluot (German Blut ), Old Norse blōth, Gothic bloth, from Germanic blōdam
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British Dictionary definitions for blood (1 of 2)
blood
/ (blʌd) /
noun
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
a similar fluid in such invertebrates as annelids and arthropods
bloodshed, esp when resulting in murder
the guilt or responsibility for killing or injuring (esp in the phrase to have blood on one's handsorhead)
life itself; lifeblood
relationship through being of the same family, race, or kind; kinship
blood, sweat and tearsinformalhard work and concentrated effort
flesh and blood
near kindred or kinship, esp that between a parent and child
human nature (esp in the phrase it's more than flesh and blood can stand)
ethnic or national descentof Spanish blood
in one's bloodas a natural or inherited characteristic or talent
the bloodroyal or noble descenta prince of the blood
temperament; disposition; temper
good or pure breeding; pedigree
(as modifier)blood horses
people viewed as members of a group, esp as an invigorating force (in the phrases new blood, young blood)
mainlyBritishrarea dashing young man; dandy; rake
the sensual or carnal nature of man
obsoleteone of the four bodily humoursSee humour (def. 8)
bad bloodhatred; ill feeling
blood is thicker than waterfamily duties and loyalty outweigh other ties
have one's blood uporget one's blood upto be or cause to be angry or inflamed
in cold bloodshowing no passion; deliberately; ruthlessly
make one's blood boilto cause to be angry or indignant
make one's blood run coldto fill with horror
verb(tr)
huntingto cause (young hounds) to taste the blood of a freshly killed quarry and so become keen to hunt
huntingto smear the cheeks or forehead of (a person) with the blood of the kill as an initiation in hunting
to initiate (a person) to an activity or organization, esp by real-life experience
Word Origin for blood
Old English blōd; related to Old Norse blōth, Old High German bluot
British Dictionary definitions for blood (2 of 2)
Blood
/ (blʌd) /
noun
Thomas, known as Colonel Blood . ?1618–80, Irish adventurer, who tried to steal the crown jewels (1671)
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The fluid circulating through the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries of the circulatory system. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body and removes waste materials and carbon dioxide. It is composed of plasma (mainly water, but with a mixture of hormones, nutrients, gases, antibodies, and wastes), red blood cells (which carry oxygen), white blood cells (which help combat infection), and platelets (which help the blood clot).
The fluid consisting of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets that is circulated by the heart through the arteries and veins, carrying oxygen and nutrients to and waste materials away from all body tissues.
One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, identified with the blood found in the blood vessels, and believed to cause cheerfulness.
The fluid tissue that circulates through the body of a vertebrate animal by the pumping action of the heart. Blood is the transport medium by which oxygen and nutrients are carried to body cells and waste products are picked up for excretion. Blood consists of plasma in which red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
A fluid that is similar in function in many invertebrate animals.