Bleed (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object), bled [bled], /blɛd/, bleed·ing.

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.
(of printed matter) to run off the edges of a page, either by design or through mutilation caused by too close trimming.
to pay out money, as when overcharged or threatened with extortion.
(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), bled [bled], /blɛd/, bleed·ing.

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.

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adjective

Verb Phrases

to draw or extract: to bleed off sap from a maple tree; to bleed off static electricity.

Idioms

verb bleeds, bleeding or bled

to lose or emit blood
to remove or draw blood from (a person or animal)
to be injured or die, as for a cause or one's country
(of plants) to exude (sap or resin), esp from a cut
to obtain relatively large amounts of money, goods, etc, esp by extortion
to draw liquid or gas from (a container or enclosed system)
(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
to trim (the edges of a printed sheet) so closely as to cut off some of the printed matter
(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

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