bloodblood /blʌd/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [uncountable] 1
IN YOUR BODY science, biology the red liquid that your heart pumps around your body: I try to give blood about once a year (=have blood taken from me to be used for treating other people). She suffered a massive loss of blood in the accident. There were drops of blood on his shoes. The murder victim lay in a pool of blood. Doctors took a blood sample (=a little bit of blood for tests to be done) from Schneider. He was wearing a blood-stained T-shirt. After the bombing, dazed people in blood-soaked clothing wandered the streets.2YOUR FAMILY the family or group to which you belong from the time that you are born: There’s French blood on his mother’s side. → see also blood relative3new/fresh blood new members in a group or organization who bring new ideas and energy: The firm desperately needs some new blood.4in cold blood in a cruel and deliberate way: He murdered the old man in cold blood.5sweat blood to work extremely hard to achieve something: Donald sweated blood to build up his business.6have somebody’s blood on your hands to have caused someone’s death7something is/runs in somebody’s blood (also somebody has something in his/her blood) used to say that someone has a natural ability or tendency that other people in his or her family also have or had in the past8get something in your blood to begin to like something so much that you want to do it all the time and it seems very natural to you: The acting business gets in your blood.9make somebody’s blood boil to make someone extremely angry10make somebody’s blood run cold to make someone feel extremely frightened: The sudden scream made my blood run cold.11blood is thicker than water used to say that family relationships are more important than any other kind12blood, sweat, and tears extremely hard work13you can’t get blood from a stone/turnip used to say that you cannot get money from someone who does not have any[Origin: Old English blod] → see also bad blood at bad1 (22), -blooded, your own flesh and blood at flesh1 (5), red blood cell, white blood cell, young blood at young1 (8)COLLOCATIONSverbslose blood (=from a cut or wound) He had lost a lot of blood and was very weak.give/donate blood (=provide blood from your body for the medical treatment of other people) The Red Cross is asking for more people to donate blood.draw blood (=take blood from someone’s body with a needle, or injure someone so that blood comes out of the body) The nurse drew a sample of blood. The dog bit me, but didn’t draw blood.be covered in blood His face was covered in blood.be caked with blood (=covered with dry blood) The cat’s fur was caked with blood.be spattered/splattered with blood (=covered with small spots of blood) Today the only sign of violence is the walls spattered with blood.blood flows (=moves in a steady stream) A quick walk will get the blood in your legs flowing again.blood trickles (=moves slowly in a thin stream) The blood was beginning to trickle down his leg.blood oozes (=comes out slowly) Blood was oozing from her forehead.blood gushes/streams (=moves fast) A man was lying in the street with blood gushing from his head.blood clots (=forms a mass and stops flowing) The blood should clot and stop the wound from bleeding.blood + nounsblood pressure (=the force with which blood moves through your body) High blood pressure increases the risk of a heart attack.a blood type/group (=one of the different types of human blood) The most common blood type is O positive.a blood cell The red blood cells carry oxygen.a blood vessel (=a tube in your body through which blood flows) The blood vessels that lead to the heart were damaged.a blood clot (=a mass formed when blood dries or sticks together) Blood clots in the legs are potentially fatal.the blood flow/supply Fat reduces the blood flow to the surface of the skin.the blood supply Donors are tested for disease to keep the nation’s blood supply safe.a blood test (=a test done on your blood to see if you have a disease or another condition) The infection can be diagnosed with a simple blood test.a blood sample (=a small amount of blood taken from your body to test) They sent the blood sample to the lab for tests.a blood transfusion (=putting more blood in someone’s body for medical reasons) He was bleeding so badly they had to give him a blood transfusion.a blood stain Police found blood stains on the carpet.blood sugar (=sugar that is in your blood) Her blood sugar levels were low.
IN YOUR BODY science, biology the red liquid that your heart pumps around your body: I try to give blood about once a year (=have blood taken from me to be used for treating other people). She suffered a massive loss of blood in the accident. There were drops of blood on his shoes. The murder victim lay in a pool of blood. Doctors took a blood sample (=a little bit of blood for tests to be done) from Schneider. He was wearing a blood-stained T-shirt. After the bombing, dazed people in blood-soaked clothing wandered the streets.2YOUR FAMILY the family or group to which you belong from the time that you are born: There’s French blood on his mother’s side. → see also blood relative3new/fresh blood new members in a group or organization who bring new ideas and energy: The firm desperately needs some new blood.4in cold blood in a cruel and deliberate way: He murdered the old man in cold blood.5sweat blood to work extremely hard to achieve something: Donald sweated blood to build up his business.6have somebody’s blood on your hands to have caused someone’s death7something is/runs in somebody’s blood (also somebody has something in his/her blood) used to say that someone has a natural ability or tendency that other people in his or her family also have or had in the past8get something in your blood to begin to like something so much that you want to do it all the time and it seems very natural to you: The acting business gets in your blood.9make somebody’s blood boil to make someone extremely angry10make somebody’s blood run cold to make someone feel extremely frightened: The sudden scream made my blood run cold.11blood is thicker than water used to say that family relationships are more important than any other kind12blood, sweat, and tears extremely hard work13you can’t get blood from a stone/turnip used to say that you cannot get money from someone who does not have any[Origin: Old English blod] → see also bad blood at bad1 (22), -blooded, your own flesh and blood at flesh1 (5), red blood cell, white blood cell, young blood at young1 (8)COLLOCATIONSverbslose blood (=from a cut or wound) He had lost a lot of blood and was very weak.give/donate blood (=provide blood from your body for the medical treatment of other people) The Red Cross is asking for more people to donate blood.draw blood (=take blood from someone’s body with a needle, or injure someone so that blood comes out of the body) The nurse drew a sample of blood. The dog bit me, but didn’t draw blood.be covered in blood His face was covered in blood.be caked with blood (=covered with dry blood) The cat’s fur was caked with blood.be spattered/splattered with blood (=covered with small spots of blood) Today the only sign of violence is the walls spattered with blood.blood flows (=moves in a steady stream) A quick walk will get the blood in your legs flowing again.blood trickles (=moves slowly in a thin stream) The blood was beginning to trickle down his leg.blood oozes (=comes out slowly) Blood was oozing from her forehead.blood gushes/streams (=moves fast) A man was lying in the street with blood gushing from his head.blood clots (=forms a mass and stops flowing) The blood should clot and stop the wound from bleeding.blood + nounsblood pressure (=the force with which blood moves through your body) High blood pressure increases the risk of a heart attack.a blood type/group (=one of the different types of human blood) The most common blood type is O positive.a blood cell The red blood cells carry oxygen.a blood vessel (=a tube in your body through which blood flows) The blood vessels that lead to the heart were damaged.a blood clot (=a mass formed when blood dries or sticks together) Blood clots in the legs are potentially fatal.the blood flow/supply Fat reduces the blood flow to the surface of the skin.the blood supply Donors are tested for disease to keep the nation’s blood supply safe.a blood test (=a test done on your blood to see if you have a disease or another condition) The infection can be diagnosed with a simple blood test.a blood sample (=a small amount of blood taken from your body to test) They sent the blood sample to the lab for tests.a blood transfusion (=putting more blood in someone’s body for medical reasons) He was bleeding so badly they had to give him a blood transfusion.a blood stain Police found blood stains on the carpet.blood sugar (=sugar that is in your blood) Her blood sugar levels were low.- collagen
- collapse
- collapsible
- collar
- collarbone
- collard greens
- -collared
- collar stud
- collate
- collateral
- collateral damage
- collateralize
- collation
- colleague
- collect
- collect call
- collected
- collectible
- collection
- collection agency
- collection box
- collection plate
- collective
- collective bargaining
- collectively