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bleed
[bleed]
verb (used without object)
to lose blood from the vascular system, either internally into the body or externally through a natural orifice or break in the skin.
to bleed from the mouth.
(of injured tissue, excrescences, etc.) to exude blood.
a wart that is bleeding.
(of a plant) to exude sap, resin, etc., from a wound.
(of dye or paint) to run or become diffused.
All the colors bled when the dress was washed.
(of a liquid) to ooze or flow out.
to feel pity, sorrow, or anguish.
My heart bleeds for you. A nation bleeds for its dead heroes.
to suffer wounds or death, as in battle.
The soldiers bled for the cause.
(of a broadcast signal) to interfere with another signal.
CB transmissions bleeding over into walkie-talkies.
Printing.(of printed matter) to run off the edges of a page, either by design or through mutilation caused by too close trimming.
Slang.to pay out money, as when overcharged or threatened with extortion.
Metallurgy.(of a cooling ingot or casting) to have molten metal force its way through the solidified exterior because of internal gas pressure.
verb (used with object)
to cause to lose blood, especially surgically.
Doctors no longer bleed their patients to reduce fever.
to lose or emit (blood or sap).
to drain or draw sap, water, electricity, etc., from (something).
to bleed a pipeline of excess air.
to remove trapped air from (as an automotive brake system) by opening a bleeder valve.
to obtain an excessive amount from; extort money from.
Printing.
to permit (printed illustrations or ornamentation) to run off the page or sheet.
to trim the margin of (a book or sheet) so closely as to mutilate the text or illustration.
noun
Printing.
a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
a part thus trimmed off.
Medicine/Medical.an instance of bleeding; hemorrhage.
an intracranial bleed.
adjective
Printing.characterized by bleeding.
a bleed page.
verb phrase
to draw or extract.
to bleed off sap from a maple tree; to bleed off static electricity.
bleed
/ ː /
verb
(intr) to lose or emit blood
(tr) to remove or draw blood from (a person or animal)
(intr) to be injured or die, as for a cause or one's country
(of plants) to exude (sap or resin), esp from a cut
informal(tr) to obtain relatively large amounts of money, goods, etc, esp by extortion
(tr) to draw liquid or gas from (a container or enclosed system)
to bleed the hydraulic brakes
(intr) (of dye or paint) to run or become mixed, as when wet
to print or be printed so that text, illustrations, etc, run off the trimmed page
(tr) to trim (the edges of a printed sheet) so closely as to cut off some of the printed matter
(intr) civil engineering building trades (of a mixture) to exude (a liquid) during compaction, such as water from cement
to extort gradually all the resources of a person or thing
used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
noun
printing
an illustration or sheet trimmed so that some matter is bled
( as modifier )
a bleed page
printing the trimmings of a sheet that has been bled
Other 51Թ Forms
- outbleed verb (used with object)
- unbled adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bleed1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
A housekeeper with a modest income, she was slowly bled for more than $100,000 through a mix of false assurances and threats.
The patient experienced severe pain during the visit and bled for two months afterward, the complaint said, and no follow-up care was provided.
Alex was taken to the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan where doctors confirmed he had catastrophic brain damage and bleeding.
Others, though, saw Landy as a Svengali-like figure, a man who could make Wilson appear to be on the road to recovery while bleeding him of every resource he had.
Police said after meeting with Mr Banta in a coffee shop, she experienced heavy bleeding and visited the emergency room, but lost her baby a few days later.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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