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1 5.9
To take the red liquid from someone's body for tests or donation
  • verb
  • /blʌd/
  • Specialized
: extraer sangre
  • Before the operation, the doctor needs to blood the donor to match their blood type with the recipient.

Examples

  • To prepare for the surgery, the nurse will blood the patient to ensure they have enough resources for the procedure.

  • And we would blood-type every man in those jails.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Step up, do the right thing, give blood, save lives.

  • Can you blood me?

  • It's common for hospitals to blood volunteers to maintain an adequate supply for emergencies.

Synonyms

to draw blood
vsto blood
  • Offensive
47 4.6

To take blood for testing or to cause harm in an argument

is restricted to medical sampling for tests transfusion or donation
to leech
vsto blood
  • Archaic
2 9.6

To let a bloodsucking worm attach to a person to take blood for medical treatment

is the usual modern medical sampling for tests transfusion or donation
to phlebotomize
vsto blood
  • Specialized
9.9

To take blood from a vein for medical tests

is the common phrase for medical tests transfusion and donation

Idioms

54 7.1

Calmly and without pity when doing something violent

to smell blood
  • Informal
9 7.4

To see someone's weakness and act quickly to get an advantage

6 9.9

A strong wish to get revenge and act on it

4 8.1

Feel sudden, strong fear or shock

2 8.4

More expensive than I can afford or want to pay

2 9.9

Being responsible for another person's harm or death

2 6.9

To become very angry or upset in a way people notice

To make someone feel strong excitement or deep emotion

8.9

Being responsible for someone dying or being seriously hurt because of your actions

To cause someone to feel very angry

Phrasal Verbs

to draw blood
  • Offensive
47 4.6

To take blood for testing or to cause harm in an argument

26 7.6

To lose blood or cause bleeding during violent fighting

Compounds

262 2.5

The push of blood against the walls of your blood vessels when it moves

137 2.3

A check of blood taken to see how healthy someone is

blood sugar
  • Specialized
72 2.8

The amount of sugar in the blood that shows how healthy you are

blood type
  • Specialized
71 2.7

A group of human blood that has the same markers on red blood cells

63 2.2

A tube in the body that carries blood, like an artery or vein

blood cell
  • Specialized
59 2.5

A cell in the blood that carries oxygen or fights infection

high blood pressure
  • Specialized
54 2.8

A condition in which blood pushes too hard against vessel walls and increases health risks

blood clot
  • Specialized
38 3.8

A thick mass of blood that forms when it becomes solid and can block a blood vessel

bad blood
  • Informal
32 4.8

A feeling of anger or dislike between people that often leads to hostility

28 2.8

A place that collects, keeps, and gives blood to patients

blood transfusion
  • Specialized
27 3.7

A medical treatment in which doctors put blood into a person's vein to replace lost blood or help them recover

white blood cell
  • Specialized
21 2.5

A cell in the blood that helps the body fight infections

blood count
  • Specialized
19 3.0

A medical test that measures red and white blood cells and platelets in a blood sample

red blood cell
  • Specialized
17 3.1

A small round cell in the blood that carries oxygen to body tissues

15 2.0

A deep red like the color of blood

15 5.1

A man not related by birth who promises loyalty and closeness for life, often after a ceremony

A person in your family by birth, not by marriage or adoption

young blood
  • Informal
11 4.4

People who bring energy and new ideas to a group

blood clotting
  • Specialized
11 3.6

A process in which blood becomes a thick mass to stop bleeding

10 8.7

Money paid to a person to kill someone

blood feud
  • NSFW
9 8.2

A long violent conflict between families or groups who kill for revenge

blood glucose
  • Specialized
9 3.8

The amount of sugar in your blood

8 7.5

Very violent scenes with much blood and injured bodies, or very strong bravery and determination

8 7.6

A person who comes from a rich or royal family

7 2.5

A person who gives blood to help people in hospitals

7 7.1

A sport where people kill or hurt animals for entertainment

7 5.4

The moon looks red during a total eclipse when it passes into Earth's shadow because Earth's air filters sunlight

cord blood
  • Specialized
7 4.5

Blood taken from the cord that joins a baby to its mother after birth for medical use

A health problem that affects the blood, like anemia or leukemia

A dark sausage made from cooked animal blood, fat, and other ingredients

A condition that affects the blood or its cells

5 7.9

Money paid to a dead person's family as compensation for a killing

blood plasma
  • Specialized
4 3.5

The pale yellow liquid part of blood that holds blood cells and carries proteins and nutrients

blood circulation
  • Specialized
4 2.8

Continuous movement of blood through the body that carries oxygen and food to cells

A serious illness when germs get into the blood and make you very ill

arterial blood
  • Specialized
4 3.9

Blood in arteries that carries oxygen to the body

A person who comes from the same family as you by birth, not by marriage

blood group
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A set of blood types people inherit from their parents that shows which blood they can receive

blood-brain barrier
  • Specialized
3 5.1

A barrier of blood vessels and cells that stops harmful substances in the blood from entering the brain

blood platelet
  • Specialized
3 3.5

Small pieces of cells in the blood that help stop bleeding by forming clots

3 8.2

A person whose parents or grandparents come from two different racial groups

artificial blood
  • Specialized
2 5.6

A liquid that carries oxygen in the body for a short time instead of human blood

2 6.7

A dark sausage made from pig's blood, fat, and oatmeal that people cook and eat

blood serum
  • Specialized
2 3.6

A clear yellow liquid left after blood forms a clot that doctors use for medical tests

Blood and tissue that comes out of the vagina during a period

blood profile
  • Specialized
2 3.9

A medical test that measures the numbers of different types of blood cells and other parts of the blood

whole blood
  • Specialized
2 3.9

Blood taken from the body that still has all its cells and clotting parts

full blood
  • Archaic
1 7.4

A person or animal whose parents are both from the same pure group

blood typing
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A test to find which blood group a person has before receiving blood

1 8.1

Showing very violent fighting and a lot of blood

1 4.8

Full of blood, like a blister or sac

blood coagulation
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Blood changes from liquid into a thick mass that forms a clot

arterial blood gases
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A test that measures oxygen, carbon dioxide, and acid level of blood from an artery to check lung function

blood meal
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A powder made from dried animal blood used to help plants grow or feed animals

A disease in which the body makes too many white blood cells

Rh-negative blood
  • Specialized
1 5.0

Blood with red blood cells that do not have the Rh factor

venous blood
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Blood in the veins that carries less oxygen and more carbon dioxide

blood fluke
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A small worm that lives in people's blood and causes schistosomiasis

1 7.6

Money offered to people who give information to catch a killer

1 5.6

A person who shares only one parent with a brother or sister

A raised spot on the skin filled with blood from rubbing or hitting

PSA blood test
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A blood test that checks a protein from the prostate for problems

complete blood count
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A medical test that counts red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a blood sample

A dark red sticky substance from tropical trees used to make a shiny coat for wood and in medicine

blood heat
  • Archaic
1 5.5

The normal temperature of the human body, about 37°C or 98.6°F

blood dyscrasia
  • Specialized
1 9.1

An abnormal change in the blood that affects how it works

1 6.0

A blood group in which red blood cells do not have the Rh factor

A very close friendship where people promise to be like family, sometimes by mixing blood

arterial blood vessel
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body

blood knot
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A strong knot for joining two fishing lines by wrapping their ends

blood agar
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A jelly made with blood that labs use to grow bacteria so scientists can see and identify them

blood corpuscle
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A small cell in blood that carries oxygen, fights infection, or helps stop bleeding

1 9.3

A tropical plant with bright orange-red flowers that often grows as a weed

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1 5.9
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Surface Forms

blood infinitive
blooding present participle
bloods third person singular
bled past
bled past participle

Etymology

Blood used as a verb for taking blood for tests or donation comes from the noun — it simply means to take some of the red liquid from a person for medicine or testing. That's why doctors 'blood' donors or take a sample of blood.