blooded, blooding Definition

blood
noun

1. A fluid tissue that circulates in the arteries veins, and capillaries of the body as a result of muscular contractions of the heart.
2. Relationship through belonging to the same family or race, etc; descent.

Example: of royal blood
Thesaurus: lineage, stock, ancestry, descent, family, birth, extraction.
3. Near family.

Example: He's my own flesh and blood
4. Bloodshed or murder; violence.

Example: When the ceasefire ends we shall see more blood
5. Temper; passionSee also humour noun 6.

Example: Watch out, his blood is up!
6. Human nature, especially a person's innate or sensual nature.
7a. Life or vitality; lifeblood;
7b. A group of people seen as adding new strength, youth, young ideas, etc to an existing group.

Form: new blood (especially)
Form: young blood
(Brit)
8. old use
A man, especially a rowdy or spirited young aristocrat, who is interested in fashion, etc and thinks a lot about his appearance.

verb blooded, blooding

1. hunting.
To give (a young hound) its first taste of a freshly killed animal.
2. To give someone the first experience of (war or battle, etc).

Idiom: after someone's blood (out for someone's blood)

To be extremely angry with them and to want revenge, or to fight or hurt them.

Idiom: blood is thicker than water

One's obligations and loyalty towards one's own family are more important than those towards other people.

Idiom: in cold blood

Deliberately or cruelly; showing no concern or passion.
Thesaurus: deliberately, cruelly, intentionally, indifferently.

Idiom: in one's or someone's blood

In one's or their character.

Idiom: make one's blood boil

To make one extremely angry.

Idiom: make someone's blood run cold

To frighten or horrify them.

Idiom: sweat blood (sweat blood over something)

To work very hard; to put strenuous effort into it.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon blod.