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| bleed [ bleed ] |
verb (past bled [ bled ], past participle bled, present participle bleed·ing, 3rd person present singular bleeds) |
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1. intransitive verb lose blood: to lose blood from the body, through a wound or because of illness
  The wound was bleeding heavily.
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2. transitive verb take blood from person or animal: to take blood from a person or animal, especially in order to treat a disease
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3. intransitive verb feel sorrow: to feel sadness or pity
My heart bleeds for her in her loss.
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4. intransitive verb release color: to release color when wet or being washed
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refers to fabrics
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5. intransitive verb exude sap: to exude sap from a wound
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refers to plants
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6. transitive verb take money or resources from somebody: to use up large amounts of money or resources from a person or organization, especially dishonestly
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informal
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7. transitive verb draw liquid or gas from something: to draw liquid or gas out of a container or pressurized system
bleed a radiator
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8. transitive and intransitive verb printing overrun page: to print something, or be printed, so that part of it is cut off by the edge of the page
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9. transitive and intransitive verb printing make colors of illustration run: to print something, or be printed, so that colors run into other colors or over the edge of an illustration
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noun (plural bleeds) |
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1. instance of bleeding: an instance of losing blood
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2. printing something that overruns printed page: an illustration or piece of text printed in such a way that part of it is cut off the page
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| [ Old English blēdan< Germanic] |
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bleed somebody dry to take all of somebody's money or resources
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