bleed
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verb (used without object)
1.
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.
2.
(of injured tissue, excrescences, etc.) to exude blood: a wart that is bleeding.
3.
(of a plant) to exude sap, resin, etc., from a wound.
4.
(of dye or paint) to run or become diffused: All the colors bled when the dress was washed.
5.
(of a liquid) to ooze or flow out.
6.
to feel pity, sorrow, or anguish: My heart bleeds for you. A nation bleeds for its dead heroes.
7.
to suffer wounds or death, as in battle: The soldiers bled for the cause.
8.
(of a broadcast signal) to interfere with another signal: CB transmissions bleeding over into walkie-talkies.
9.
Printing. (of printed matter) to run off the edges of a page, either by design or through mutilation caused by too close trimming.
10.
Slang. to pay out money, as when overcharged or threatened with extortion.
11.
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)
12.
to cause to lose blood, especially surgically: Doctors no longer bleed their patients to reduce fever.
13.
to lose or emit (blood or sap).
14.
to drain or draw sap, water, electricity, etc., from (something): to bleed a pipeline of excess air.
15.
to remove trapped air from (as an automotive brake system) by opening a bleeder valve.
16.
to obtain an excessive amount from; extort money from.
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noun
18.
Printing.
a.
a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
b.
a part thus trimmed off.
19.
Medicine/Medical. an instance of bleeding; hemorrhage: an intracranial bleed.
adjective
Verb phrases 20.
21.
Idioms bleed off, to draw or extract: to bleed off sap from a maple tree; to bleed off static electricity.
22.
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bleed (bliːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , bleeds, bleeding, bled | |
| 1. | (intr) to lose or emit blood |
| 2. | (tr) to remove or draw blood from (a person or animal) |
| 3. | (intr) to be injured or die, as for a cause or one's country |
| 4. | (of plants) to exude (sap or resin), esp from a cut |
| 5. | informal (tr) to obtain relatively large amounts of money, goods, etc, esp by extortion |
| 6. | (tr) to draw liquid or gas from (a container or enclosed system): to bleed the hydraulic brakes |
| 7. | (intr) (of dye or paint) to run or become mixed, as when wet |
| 8. | to print or be printed so that text, illustrations, etc, run off the trimmed page |
| 9. | (tr) to trim (the edges of a printed sheet) so closely as to cut off some of the printed matter |
| 10. | (intr) civil engineering, building trades (of a mixture) to exude (a liquid) during compaction, such as water from cement |
| 11. | bleed someone or something dry to extort gradually all the resources of a person or thing |
| 12. | one's heart bleeds used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically |
| —n | |
| 13. | printing |
| a. an illustration or sheet trimmed so that some matter is bled | |
| b. (as modifier): a bleed page | |
| 14. | printing the trimmings of a sheet that has been bled |
| [Old English blēdan; see | |
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Word Origin & History
bleed
O.E. bledan "to bleed, to let blood," from P.Gmc. *blothjan "emit blood" (cf. O.N. blæða, Ger. bluten), from *blotham "blood" (see blood).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
bleed (blēd)
v. bled (blěd), bleed·ing, bleeds
To lose blood as a result of rupture or severance of blood vessels.
To take or remove blood from.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
bleed
In addition to the idiom beginning with bleed, also see my heart bleeds for you.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
When you bleed, the body launches a series of reactions that help the blood clot.
The nose contains many small blood vessels that bleed easily.
But the blood vessels alongside them can rupture and bleed.
No dividing line was clearly drawn, causing the elements to bleed into each other, as blood brothers bound forever by their oath.
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