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bloody up

C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To get blood all over something or to hurt someone so they bleed.

Literal meaning: To make something bloody — i.e., covered or stained with blood.

Meanings

1 C1 informal

To cause injuries that result in visible bleeding on a person or surface.

"The fall off the bike bloodied up his knees and elbows."

Grammar: separable
2 C1 informal

To stain or cover something with blood.

"He bloodied up the whole bathroom trying to deal with the cut himself."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Informal and vivid. Used in both literal (injury) and figurative (damaging) senses. More common in American English. Can be used about objects (clothes, a room) or people.

Commonly used with

face nose clothes hands knuckles shirt

Forms

Base
bloody up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bloodies up
he/she/it
Past simple
bloodied up
yesterday
Past participle
bloodied up
have + pp
-ing form
bloodying up
continuous

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Synonyms

bloodstain wound cut up gash lacerate beat up

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