blood meaning and definition

BLOOD noun

Definition of blood (noun)

1. 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"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"
2. temperament or disposition
   • "a person of hot blood"
3. a dissolute man in fashionable society
   • synonyms: profligate, rake, rakehell, rip, roue
4. the descendants of one individual
   • "his entire lineage has been warriors"
   • synonyms: ancestry, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock
5. people viewed as members of a group
   • "we need more young blood in this organization"

BLOOD verb

Definition of blood (verb)

1. smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill