Definition of 'blood'

Noun

1. the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"
2. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
      Synonyms: lineage line line of descent descent bloodline blood line pedigree ancestry origin parentage stemma stock
3. temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"
4. a dissolute man in fashionable society
      Synonyms: rake rakehell profligate rip roue
5. people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization"

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

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