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Definitions for bloodshot
ˈblʌdˌʃɒtblood·shot

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bloodshotadjective

    (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed

    "bloodshot eyes"

Wiktionary

  1. bloodshotadjective

    reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels

    She said she was perfectly fine but I could tell she was tired; her eyes were all bloodshot.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Bloodshot, Bloodshottenadjective

    Filled with blood bursting from its proper vessels.

    Etymology: from blood and shot.

    And that the winds their bellowing throats would try,
    When redd’ning clouds reflect his bloodshot eye. Samuel Garth.

ChatGPT

  1. bloodshot

    Bloodshot refers to a condition where the blood vessels in the eye are enlarged or dilated, causing the whites of the eye to appear red or pink. This can be due to various reasons such as tiredness, dryness, allergies, irritation, infection or injury. It can also refer to anything that is red in color or looks like blood.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bloodshotadjective

    red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated

Wikidata

  1. Bloodshot

    Bloodshot is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by of the American publisher Valiant Comics. The character was created in 1992 Don Perlin and Kevin VanHook

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bloodshot in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bloodshot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bloodshot in a Sentence

  1. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard:

    Officers spoke to Mr. Shepard, and they smelled alcohol and had bloodshot watery eyes.

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