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Definition: Meaning of, blood in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / blʌd /

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  1. the red liquid that your heart pumps around your body
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  2. (have) somebody's blood on your hands to have caused someone's death
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  3. in cold blood in a cruel and deliberate way
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  4. make somebody's blood boil to make someone extremely angry
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  5. make somebody's blood run cold to make someone feel extremely frightened
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  6. like getting blood out of a stone almost impossible
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  7. blood is thicker than water used to say that family relationships are more important than any other kind
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  8. be after somebody's blood to be angry enough to want to hurt someone
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  9. somebody's blood is up British English someone is extremely angry about something and determined to do something about it
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  10. the family to which you belong from the time that you are born
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  11. be/run in somebody's blood if an ability or tendency is in, or runs in, someone's blood, it is natural to them and others in their family
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  12. sweat blood to work extremely hard to achieve something
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  13. blood, sweat, and tears extremely hard work
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  14. new/fresh blood new members in a group or organization who bring new ideas and energy
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  15. blood on the carpet a situation where people have a very strong disagreement, with the result that something serious happens, such as someone losing his or her job
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  16. young blood old-fashioned a fashionable young man
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  17. especially American English spoken a way of greeting a friend, used by young men
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  1. British English to give someone their first experience of an activity, especially a difficult or unpleasant one
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blood used in phrases

  • ABO blood group system (noun)
    1. a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
  • PSA blood test (noun)
    1. a blood test that measures levels of a protein called prostate specific antigen that is manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; men with prostate problems usually have elevated levels of PSA
  • Rh-negative blood (noun)
    1. Rh antigen the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor
  • Rh-negative blood type (noun)
    1. Rh antigen the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor
  • Rh-positive blood type (noun)
    1. Rh antigen approximately 85% of people the blood group whose red cells have the Rh factor
  • arterial blood (noun)
    1. blood found in arteries
  • arterial blood gases (noun)
    1. measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases
  • arterial blood vessel (noun)
    1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
  • artificial blood (noun)
    1. a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood
  • bad blood (noun)
    1. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
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Pronunciation: ˌɡuːdʒəˈrɑːti;ˌɡʊdʒəˈrɑːti
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