Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Blood regarded as essential for life.
- n. An indispensable or vital part: Capable workers are the lifeblood of the business.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The blood necessary to life; vital blood.
- n. That which is essential to the existence or strength of something; that which constitutes or gives strength and energy. Also life's-blood, or, preferably, life's blood.
- n. In pathology, the more or less constant spasmodic quivering of the eyelid or lip: also called life's-blood, live-blood, and cillo.
- Necessary as blood to life; essential.
Wiktionary
- n. Blood which is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.
- n. figuratively That which is required for continued existence or function.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The blood necessary to life; vital blood.
- n. Fig.: That which gives strength and energy.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the blood considered as the seat of vitality
- n. an essential or life-giving force
Examples
“In a report entitled, Development Without Freedom [1], HRW sketched out the architecture of a vast kleptocracy (government of thieves) whose lifeblood is continuous and massive infusion of foreign aid.”
The Huffington Post: Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Feed Them and Bleed Them
“The conservative blogosophere, which had been Alex Knepper's lifeblood, is alight with spurious innuendo.”
“Traditional media folks believe the web is parasitic, destructively so, sucking the lifeblood from the host.”
Death of the Regional Newspaper Bureau in Washington - Swampland - TIME.com
“Through policies of increasing its military-industrial-financial interest, it continues to purse its quivering bourgeois lips, bare its imperialist fangs, and suck the lifeblood from the open veins of South America and other regions of the globe. (p. 23)”
“The evidence, she says, lies in the fact that innovation is the long term lifeblood of a company.”
“In a speech on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Britain should look beyond the scandal and implement changes that will guarantee freedom of the press, which he described as the "lifeblood" of democracy, but also ensure accountability through robust corporate governance, and a solid framework that fosters diversity of ownership of media organizations.”
“OpEdNews - Quicklink: Pentagon study says oil reliance strains military of 'lifeblood' - IT'S OIL SUPPLIES??”
“Pentagon study says oil reliance strains military of 'lifeblood' - IT'S OIL SUPPLIES??”
“You'll hear an overwhelming yes because that is the lifeblood, that is the generator of hope, that is what puts a smile on many African faces.”
The Guardian: World Cup dreams on offer in Soweto, even if tickets aren't
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