Cause someone to bleed, especially in the course of a fight.
‘the blow drew blood from the corner of his mouth’
‘she knew she'd drawn blood when the smile faded from his face’
‘On a bad day, Barney might get into a fight with another dog, growling and scratching and fighting and trying to draw blood.’
‘But nobody would really want to fight if a vampire draws blood with no malice.’
‘This time, her blow drew blood from the monster.’
‘Of course since I was stitching after so long I drew blood and then I realized that I had forgotten all about the thimble once again.’
‘They never go down without a fight and today, at last, they drew blood.’
‘Others were as coarse as sandpaper, and while they stayed knotted you usually drew blood when you tied one on.’
‘Obsessed with southern gothic, he wrote songs in which the six-gun in his hand went crazy, his crown of thorns drew blood and Mary's cold bones were dragged through the swamp to the hell-mouth.’
‘When at last the fish appeared, its scales seemed rough as alligator hide. The gill covers were hard as bone, the smooth curves of their sides met in a point that drew blood from a hurried finger as I unhooked him.’
‘But I think they were really disappointed that nobody drew blood.’
‘The bat drew blood, he said, but the bite was quick and small, so Jeanna thought she had just been scratched.’
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