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   bleed

   /bliːd/

   verb

   • 1. lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness: "the cut was bleeding steadily" Similar lose bloodhaemorrhage
   • 2. draw blood from (someone), especially as a former method of treatment in medicine: "he didn't bleed his patients with leeches" Similar draw blood fromtechnical:phlebotomizeexsanguinateOpposite transfuse
   • ▪ drain (someone) of money or resources: informal "his policy of attempting to bleed British unions of funds" Similar drainexhaustsapdepletedeprivemilksuck dryemptyreduce
   • 3. allow (fluid or gas) to escape from a closed system through a valve: "open the isolating valves and bleed air from the pump chamber"
   • ▪ release fluid or gas from (a closed system) by allowing air to escape through a valve: "air can be got rid of by bleeding the radiator at the vent"
   • 4. (of a liquid substance such as dye or colour) seep into an adjacent colour or area: "I worked loosely with the oils, allowing colours to bleed into one another" Similar flowrunoozeseeptrickleleakfilterpercolateescapeleachpermeatemerge with
   • ▪ (with reference to an illustration or design) print or be printed so that it runs off the page after trimming: "the picture bleeds on three sides"

   noun

   • 1. an instance of bleeding: "a lot of blood was lost from the placental bleed"
   • 2. the escape of fluid or gas from a closed system through a valve: "check the amount of air bleed from the compressor"
   • 3. an instance of printing an illustration or design so as to leave no margin after the page has been trimmed: "the picture has an unfortunate bleed"
   • ▪ the seeping of a dye or colour into an adjacent colour or area: "colour bleed is apparent on brighter hues"

   Word Origin Old Englishblēdan, of Germanic origin; related to blood.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBLEED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BLEED definition: 1. to lose blood: 2. (in the past) to make someone lose blood, as a cure for an illness 3. If you…. Learn more.

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   bleed: [verb] to emit or lose blood. to sacrifice one's blood especially in battle.

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   Bleed definition: to lose blood from the vascular system, either internally into the body or externally through a natural orifice or break in the skin. See examples of BLEED used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLEED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   14 meanings: 1. to lose or emit blood 2. to remove or draw blood from (a person or animal) 3. to be injured or die, as for a.... Click for more definitions.

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   When you bleed, blood runs or oozes out of your body. Cutting your finger when you're chopping vegetables can make you bleed.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionbleed verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   The company seems intent on bleeding us for every penny we have. [transitive] bleed something to remove air or liquid from something so that it works correctly [intransitive] bleed (into something) to spread from one area of something to another area. Keep the paint fairly dry so that the colours don't bleed into each other.

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   Define bleed. bleed synonyms, bleed pronunciation, bleed translation, English dictionary definition of bleed. v. bled , bleed·ing , bleeds v. intr. 1. To emit or lose blood. 2. To be wounded, especially in battle. 3. To feel sympathetic grief or anguish: My heart...