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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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   • English (US)

     BLEED meaning: 1. to lose blood: 2. (in the past) to make...

   • Znaczenie Bleed, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     BLEED definicja: 1. to lose blood: 2. (in the past) to make...

   • Bleed: Thai Translation

     bleed translate: เลือดออก. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Bleed: Japanese Translation

     BLEED translate: 出血する, 血が出る, 出血（しゅっけつ）する. Learn more in the...

   • Bleed: Italian Translation

     bleed translate: sanguinare, sanguinare. Learn more in the...

   • Bleed: Malay Translation

     bleed translate: darah. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Bleed: French Translation

     BLEED translate: saigner, saigner. Learn more in the...

   • Bleed: German Translation

     BLEED translate: bluten. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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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.

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   Some kind of illness or injury, particularly one that cuts or scrapes your skin, can make you bleed. In long ago days of medical care, doctors would deliberately bleed patients to treat specific conditions, though today we mainly bleed due to accidents.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionbleed verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [transitive] bleed somebody (for something) (informal) to force somebody to pay a lot of money over a period of time. 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