Dictionary definition · blood
noun
- the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets"blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"
- temperament or disposition"a person of hot blood"
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- the hereditary derivation of an individual"his entire lineage has been warriors"
- people viewed as members of a group"we need more young blood in this organization"
verb
- smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).