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bloodied

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbɫədid// UK //blˈʌdɪd// blood·ied

v. to make something dirty with blood or to hurt someone so badly that they are covered in blood. You use this when describing a fight or an accident.

v. to stain or mark something with blood; to inflict severe physical injury upon a person. Often used in the passive voice to describe the state of a person or object after a violent encounter.


SIMPLE

The boxer was bloodied after the third round of the fight.

CONTEXTUAL

The hikers found a bloodied shirt near the trail, suggesting someone had been injured in the woods.

COMPLEX

The historical account describes the soldiers as bloodied and exhausted, having spent three days marching through the mud without a break for rest or food.

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