blood

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/blʌd/

noun 6verb 4name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

cold, warm

Mammals are warm-blooded creatures that maintain a constant body temperature.

clotted, congealed, dried | arterial, venous | menstrual | contaminated

aristocratic, noble, royal

She comes from noble blood, but she chose to work as a teacher rather than follow her family's expectations.

Mediterranean, Spanish, etc.

QUANT

drop, pool, trickle

After the accident, a small drop of blood stained her white shirt.

spots, traces

The detective found tiny spots of blood on the kitchen floor.

VERB + BLOOD

lose

The patient lost blood during surgery, so the doctor gave him a transfusion.

shed, spill

During the violent conflict, thousands of soldiers were willing to spill blood for their country.

donate, give

My sister donated blood at the clinic last month to help patients in need.

pump

My muscles need oxygen, so my heart pumps blood faster when I exercise.

choke on

The injured man struggled to breathe as he choked on blood from his wound.

smear

The injured player had blood smeared across his face after the collision.

BLOOD + VERB

dribble, drip, flow, gush, ooze, run, seep, splash, spurt, stream, trickle, well (up)

After the accident, blood began to trickle down her forehead and onto her jacket.

spread

The infection caused his blood to spread throughout his body within hours.

spatter, splatter

Blood spattered across the white walls when the accident happened.

soak (into) sth

cake sth, stain sth

Blood stained the white bandage after the doctor removed it from the wound.

clot, coagulate

circulate

After sitting all day, she stood up and stretched to get her blood circulating properly.

course, rush, surge

Adrenaline surged through her blood when she heard the unexpected good news.

drum, hammer, pound, pulse, thud, thunder

After running up the stairs, his blood was pounding in his chest.

drain

All the color drained from her blood as she heard the terrible news.

freeze, run/turn cold, turn to ice

When she heard the crash outside, her blood ran cold with fear.

BLOOD + NOUN

cell

group, type

She discovered she had a rare blood type during her medical examination last year.

PREP

in ~

The doctor found traces of blood in the patient's urine sample.

in sb's/the ~

The doctor said there was too much sugar in my blood after the test results came back.

~ from

There was blood from the cut on his hand all over the kitchen floor.

PHRASES

caked in/with blood

After the accident, his shirt was caked with blood and torn beyond repair.

covered in/with blood

After the accident, the injured worker's shirt was covered with blood.

in cold blood

The dictator ordered the execution of thousands in cold blood during his regime.

(noun.)

ADJ

high, low, normal

VERB + BLOOD PRESSURE

check, measure

(noun.)

ADJ

emergency

VERB + BLOOD TRANSFUSION

have, receive | give sb | need, require

(noun.)

ADJ

major | broken, burst

VERB + BLOOD VESSEL

block, constrict | dilate, enlarge

burst

She almost burst a blood vessel when she found out her flight had been cancelled.

BLOOD VESSEL + VERB

carry sth, supply sth

The tiny blood vessels in your fingers carry oxygen to keep them warm and healthy.

burst | dilate, enlarge | contract

Definitions

noun

A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in

Some insects are known for consuming blood.

Blood started to spurt out of his hand due to the wound.

A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation.

a friend of our own blood

to share the blood of Saxon royalty

One of the four humours in the human body.

The endometrial lining as it is shed in menstruation; menstrual fluid or period blood.

A blood test or blood sample.

When I got Bilbo to their surgery the vet took Bilbo in for tests. […] His bloods showed nothing wrong at all.

verb

To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.

The French gentleman and Mr Adderly, at the desire of their commanding officer, had raised up the body of Jones, but as they could perceive but little (if any) sign of life in him, they again let him fall, Adderly damning him for having blooded his wastecoat […]

To let blood (from); to bleed.

On Sᵗ Stephens day the Farrier came constantly and blouded all the Cart-horses.

Mr Western, who imputed these symptoms in his daughter to her fall, advised her to be presently blooded by way of prevention.

To initiate into warfare or a blood sport, traditionally by smearing with the blood of the first kill witnessed.

To make eager for bloodshed or combat; to incite or enrage against.

noun

A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods, who typically wear red and have an intense and bitter rivalry with the Crips.

My union with the neighborhood kids teaches me Bloods don't say or write words starting with c's. This is how Bloods disrespect Crips. They replace all c's with k's or b's and cross out all remaining c's in the word.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the descendants of one individual

noun — a dissolute man in fashionable society

rake
rakehell
profligate
rip
roue

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

in cold blood

In a ruthless and unfeeling manner, particularly as applied to first-degree murder committed without provocation and with malice aforethought.

It was not a suicide! He was murdered in cold blood.

blood is thicker than water

Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.

It seems as though you had come to be so very near to us; and blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?

young blood

Young or youthful people, especially as a source of revitalizing force (in a team, organization, etc.).

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

blood in the water

In a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, or enhanced expectation of

The first reason Powell gave to explain Carter's press miseries was the idea of "blood in the water"—that more bad press goes to those who have just had bad press. Almost nobody in

I have low blood pressure

Indicates that the speaker has hypotension (low blood pressure).

Example Bank

Some insects are known for consuming blood.

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Blood started to spurt out of his hand due to the wound.

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It cannot be denied it [the chameleon] is (if not the moſt of any) a very abſtemious animall, and ſuch as by reaſon of its frigidity, paucity of bloud, and latitancy in the winter (about which time th

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The French gentleman and Mr Adderly, at the desire of their commanding officer, had raised up the body of Jones, but as they could perceive but little (if any) sign of life in him, they again let him

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On Sᵗ Stephens day the Farrier came constantly and blouded all the Cart-horses.

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Mr Western, who imputed these symptoms in his daughter to her fall, advised her to be presently blooded by way of prevention.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, blood is marked as informal, obsolete, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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