Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with blood in American Collocation
blood
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/blʌd/
when someone or something makes a person bleed
draw
shed
spill
The cat scratched me but did not draw blood.
He is a murderer whose main ambition is to shed blood.
move blood around the body
carry
pump
supply
The arteries are the tubes that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
lose blood
lose
It was a deep wound and she was losing a lot of blood.
move around the body
circulate
flow
pump
Rage flowed through his body faster than the blood pumping through his veins.
pour quickly from the body
flow
gush
pour
spurt
A woman was lying in the road with blood pouring from a head wound.
come out slowly
drip
ooze
seep
trickle
He was badly injured, and blood was seeping slowly through his shirt