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The definition of blood is the fluid that carries oxygen and other elements to the tissues and carbon dioxide away from the tissues through the heart and vascular system of humans and other animals.

(noun)

An example of blood is the red fluid that comes out of a person when he gets cut.

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noun

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
a comparable fluid, usually colorless or bluish, in many invertebrate animals
the spilling of blood; murder
lifeblood
the sap or juice of a plant
passion, temperament, or disposition
parental heritage; family line; lineage
relationship by descent in the same family line; kinship
descent from nobility or royalty
descent from purebred stock
a dandy or fop
people, esp. youthful people: new blood in an organization
☆ Slang
1. a black person, esp. a male
2. a close male friend: used, often in direct address, esp. among black people

Origin: ME blod, blode < OE blod: see bleed

transitive verb

to let (a hunting dog) taste, smell, or see the blood of its prey
to initiate (a hunter) by staining the hunter's face with blood of the prey
to initiate (a person) in any new experience

noun pl. Blood

a member of a subgroup of the Blackfoot Indians

See blood in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The fluid consisting of plasma, blood cells, and platelets that is circulated by the heart through the vertebrate vascular system, carrying oxygen and nutrients to and waste materials away from all body tissues.
b. A functionally similar fluid in animals other than vertebrates.
c. The juice or sap of certain plants.
A vital or animating force; lifeblood.
One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, identified with the blood found in blood vessels, and thought to cause cheerfulness.
Bloodshed; murder.
Temperament or disposition: a person of hot blood and fiery temper.
a. Descent from a common ancestor; parental lineage.
b. Family relationship; kinship.
c. Descent from noble or royal lineage: a princess of the blood.
d. Recorded descent from purebred stock.
e. National or racial ancestry.
A dandy.

transitive verb blood·ed, blood·ing, bloods

To give (a hunting dog) its first taste of blood.
a. To subject (troops) to experience under fire: “The measure of an army is not known until it has been blooded” (Tom Clancy).
b. To initiate by subjecting to an unpleasant or difficult experience.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English blod

Origin: , from Old English blōd; see bhel-³ in Indo-European roots

noun pl. Blood Blood or Bloods