blood

Definition

  • n. the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
  • n. temperament or disposition
  • n. people viewed as members of a group
  • v. smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

Word forms

Past participle
blooded
Present participle
blooding
Past tense
blooded
Third person singular
bloods

Example sentences

  1. n.

    After the accident, there was a lot of blood on the road.

  2. vt.

    The doctor had to blood the patient during the surgery.