blood

blood [blud]

n.

[ME blod, blode < OE blod: see BLEED]

1. the usually red fluid, consisting of plasma, red and white blood cells, etc., that circulates through the heart, arteries, and veins of vertebrates: blood is a body tissue that carries oxygen, hormones, cell-building material, etc. to, and carbon dioxide and waste matter away from, the other body tissues

2. a comparable fluid, usually colorless or bluish, in many invertebrate animals

3. the spilling of blood; murder

4. lifeblood

5. the sap or juice of a plant

6. passion, temperament, or disposition

7. parental heritage; family line; lineage

8. relationship by descent in the same family line; kinship

9. descent from nobility or royalty

10. descent from purebred stock

11. a dandy or fop

12. people, esp. youthful people [new blood in an organization ]

☆ 13. Slang

a) a black person, esp. a male

b) a close male friend: used, often in direct address, esp. among black people

vt.

1. to let (a hunting dog) taste, smell, or see the blood of its prey

2. to initiate (a hunter) by staining the hunter's face with blood of the prey

3. to initiate (a person) in any new experience

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bad blood

anger; hatred

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blood is thicker than water

family ties are stronger than others

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have someone's blood on one's head or have blood on one's head

to be responsible for someone's death or misfortune

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in cold blood

1. with cruelty; unfeelingly

2. dispassionately; deliberately

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make one's blood boil

to make one angry or resentful

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make one's blood run cold

to frighten or terrify one