Blood Definition & Meaning

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
  4. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
  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

"Blood" in song lyrics

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  • "And signing my name in blood"
    2Mex f/ Awol One — Baby I Ain't Joking
  • "Just to be the man you was, I'd probably drink your blood"
    504 Boyz f/ Krazy — Tell Me
  • "One slug took the life of my young thug in cold blood"
    504 Boyz — Life is Serious

Words that rhyme with blood

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