draw blood
Definition of draw blood
1 : to take blood from a person's body for medical reasons We need to draw some blood to test you for the virus.
2 : to cause blood to flow from a person's body The punch to the nose drew blood. —sometimes used figuratively to suggest intensity or aggressiveness Some politicians view debates as chances to draw blood from their opponents.
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: to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull : such as
: to move (something, such as a covering) over or to one side
: to pull up or out of a receptacle or place where seated or carried
: 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
: a comparable fluid of an invertebrate
: a fluid resembling blood
: to stain or wet with blood
: bleed
: to expose (a hunting dog) to sight, scent, or taste of the blood of its prey
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