bleed
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLEED
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[no object]
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to lose or release blood because of a cut, injury, etc.
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She was bleeding from the/her face and hands.
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Her lip is bleeding.
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The man almost bled to death. [=almost died because he lost too much blood]
2
[+ object]
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to remove blood from (a person) as part of a medical procedure that was done in past times
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Doctors used to bleed their patients in an effort to cure them.
3
[+ object]
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to remove air or liquid from something
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We bled air from the tank.
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You'll need to bleed the car's brake lines.
4
[no object]
a
of dye, ink, paint, etc.
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to spread from one area into another
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The shirt's colors might bleed [=run] if you wash it in hot water.
b
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to gradually spread into or become something else
— usually + into
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Her professional life had begun to bleed [=seep] into her personal life.
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Reality bleeds [=blends] into fantasy as the story goes along.
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[+ object]
informal
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to take a lot of money from (someone) over a period of time
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He complained that his ex-wife was bleeding him of all his money.
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Many businesses complain that the new taxes are bleeding them dry. [=are taking all their money]
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The country has been bled white by a greedy dictator. [=all the country's money and resources have been used up by a greedy dictator]
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[+ object]
informal
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to lose (money) continually
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The company was bleeding a million dollars a day.
