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| blood [ blud ] |
noun (plural bloods) |
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1. red fluid circulating in body: the red fluid that is pumped from the heart and circulates around the bodies of humans and other vertebrates
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2. body fluid of invertebrates: a liquid found in invertebrates that has functions similar to those of vertebrate blood
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3. bloodshed: bloodshed or killing
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4. vital life force: blood considered as a vital life force
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5. family or kinship: family background or descent from an ancestor, especially when viewed as determining a person's character or appearance
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6. pure breeding: pure breeding in animals, especially horses
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7. members of group: people considered for their potential to strengthen and improve an organization
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informal
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  bring in new blood
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8. young man: a fashionable and wealthy young man, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries
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informal humorous
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular bloods, present participle blooding, past and past participle blooded) |
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1. military initiate troops in battle: to subject troops to their first experience of battle
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2. hunting let dog taste blood: to give a dog its first taste of the blood of a freshly killed animal in order to make it keen to hunt
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3. hunting smear somebody with blood: to smear somebody's face with the blood of a hunted animal as an initiation into hunting
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| [ Old English blōd< Germanic] |
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be out for or after somebody's blood to be intending to punish somebody
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blood is thicker than water family ties and loyalties take precedence over other relationships
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have blood on your hands to be responsible for somebody's death
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in cold blood deliberately, and in a way that shows a complete lack of emotion
was murdered in cold blood
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make somebody's blood boil to make somebody extremely angry
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make somebody's blood run cold to frighten or horrify somebody
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spill blood to wound or kill people
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sweat blood to make a great effort
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