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drawn blood

drawn blood is the past participle of draw blood.

Meaning of draw blood

Verb

draw blood (third-person singular simple present draws blood, present participle drawing blood, simple past drew blood, past participle drawn blood)

  1. To wound one's opponent in such a way that they bleed.
    • to draw first blood
  2. (figuratively) To have an injurious effect; to strike home, as a barb or insult.
    • He lacked the art of wounding with the sword, and in any case his critics charged that he shrank from steel; but his invective was worthy of Demosthenes and his words drew blood.1966, Stringfellow Barr, The Mask of Jove

Questions about drawn blood

What is drawn blood the past participle of?
Drawn blood is the past participle of draw blood.

Words near drawn blood in the dictionary

  1. drawn ahead
  2. drawn and quartered
  3. drawn attention
  4. drawn away
  5. drawn back
  6. drawn blood
  7. drawn breath
  8. drawn bridle
  9. drawn butter
  10. drawn cuts
  11. drawn down

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