blood

noun, often attributive

\ ˈbləd

Definition of blood

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a(1) : the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body

(2) : a comparable fluid of an invertebrate

b : a fluid resembling blood

2 : the shedding of blood also : the taking of life

3a : lifeblood broadly : life

b : human stock or lineage especially : royal lineage a prince of the blood

c : relationship by descent from a common ancestor : kinship

d : persons related through common descent : kindred

e(1) : honorable or high birth or descent

(2) : descent from parents of recognized breed or pedigree

4a : blood regarded as the seat of the emotions : temper

b obsolete : lust

c : a showy foppish man : rake

5 : members of a team, staff, or organization : personnel a company in need of new blood

6 informal : an African American male —used especially among Black people

in one's blood

: ingrained in one's nature : occurring as an innate or seemingly hereditary principle, inclination, or talent with two parents who are painters, art is in her blood

blood

verb

blooded; blooding; bloods

Definition of blood (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to stain or wet with blood

2 archaic : bleed sense 1

3 : to expose (a hunting dog) to sight, scent, or taste of the blood of its prey

4 : to give experience to troops blooded in battle

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Examples of blood in a Sentence

Noun The accident victim has already lost a lot of blood. the blood in your veins

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Ectopic pregnancies can be diagnosed through ultrasounds or blood tests. — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 10 May 2022 Darville told Eyewitness News Bahamas that environmental health scientists, physicians and others have been assigned to investigate the incident using toxicology and blood tests. — Cady Stanton, USA TODAY, 9 May 2022 Officials are working to determine through blood tests whether some of the children had prior unknown coronavirus infections. — Frances Stead Sellers And Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2022 The blood tests pick up antibodies to the virus, but exclude those sparked by vaccines, allowing researchers to deduce infection rates across the country. — Fortune, 26 Apr. 2022 But diagnosis of hepatitis often comes only when blood tests reveal elevated levels of liver enzymes, such as aspartate transaminase or alanine aminotransaminase being greater than 500 IU/L. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 The screening was comprehensive, including blood tests (cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, etc.), an assessment of body fatness, and a treadmill stress test supervised by a nurse and a cardiologist. — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2022 Ariel, 24, worked doing blood tests at a laboratory in a hospital in Cienfuegos, on Cuba’s south coast. — Gisela Salomon, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022 Some of the children in Alabama developed jaundice, and blood tests showed signs of elevated liver enzymes. — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 21 Apr. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Haji believes Vipingo Ridge's efforts to blood the next generation of golfing talent are reflective of the sport's increasing popularity in Kenya. — Jack Bantock, CNN, 6 May 2022 How long after getting the J&J vaccine can blood clots occur? — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2021 The challenge of 2020 will be starting to blood them in the big leagues without overwhelming them, allowing the players to finish their development at a reasonable pace. — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 7 Apr. 2021 Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. — Mark Johnson, USA TODAY, 18 May 2020 Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2020 Additionally, some research says that dinosaurs were neither warm- or cold-blooded but lived in the space in between, known as mesotherms. — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 19 Feb. 2020 White sharks, another winter visitor to Florida waters, are warm blooded, and can handle a wider range of temperatures. — Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2020 Connor made up for blooding Girard by scoring seven seconds into Nazem Kadri’s ensuing penalty for interference. — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2019 See More

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blood

noun

\ ˈbləd

Kids Definition of blood

1 : the red fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of persons and animals and that brings nourishment and oxygen to and carries away waste products from all parts of the body

2 : relationship through a common ancestor : kinship She is my aunt by marriage, not by blood.

blood

noun, often attributive

\ ˈbləd

Medical Definition of blood

1 : the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body

2 : a fluid of an invertebrate comparable to blood

3 : blood regarded in medieval physiology as one of the four humors and believed to be the seat of the emotions

4 : descent from parents of recognized breed or pedigree