bleed

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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.

Printing. (of printed matter) to run off the edges of a page, either by design or through mutilation caused by too close trimming.

Slang. to pay out money, as when overcharged or threatened with extortion.

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), 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.

noun

Printing.

a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
a part thus trimmed off.

Medicine/Medical. an instance of bleeding; hemorrhage: an intracranial bleed.

adjective

Printing. characterized by bleeding: a bleed page.

Verb Phrases

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

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Idioms about bleed

bleed white. white (def. 41).

Origin of bleed

before 1000; Middle English bleden,Old English blēdan, derivative of blōdblood

OTHER WORDS FROM bleed

outbleed, verb (used with object), out·bled, out·bleed·ing.un·bled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bleed

bled , bleed , blood

Words nearby bleed

Bleasdale, bleat, bleaunt, bleb, Bledisloe Cup, bleed, bleeder, bleeder resistor, bleeder's disease, bleeder tile, bleeding

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How to use bleed in a sentence

He didn’t sleep on the bus, even as Saturday night bled into Sunday morning.
A rare disease, a covid diagnosis, a painful decision: The death of basketball coach Lew Hill|Dave Sheinin|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
“I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you my heart bleeds for the people involved in it,” Andy Reid said after the game.
Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid involved in car accident that injured two children|Mark Maske|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
These were 3-, 4-, 5-year-old kids bleeding to death, bleeding out of their ears, eyes, nose, skin and bowels, bleeding internally, vomiting blood.
Emil Freireich, a pioneer of chemotherapy and a ‘towering figure in oncology,’ dies at 93|Emily Langer|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
A blanket of banana slices or pecans or nut butter between warm oatmeal and creamy-cold yogurt will protect the distinctly different soft foods from bleeding into one another as you sink your spoon through the many beautiful layers.
Start Your Day With a Slop Parfait|Elazar Sontag|February 4, 2021|Eater

The lack of ego in that relationship is hopefully bleeding into this and we can have a similar situation here.
Washington introduces new execs Martin Mayhew and Marty Hurney as focus shifts to quarterback|Nicki Jhabvala|February 3, 2021|Washington Post
This ever-so-slight heart-bleed for immigrant children branded him a party apostate, and he began to change course.
Arkansas’s Blue Collar Social Conservatives Don’t Know What’s Coming|Monica Potts|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was no reading of single lines whatsoever because the voices would bleed through on the other mics.
Garfield Television: The Cat Who Saved Primetime Cartoons|Rich Goldstein|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those prognosticators had reason to believe the 10,000 lakes could bleed a little red into Washington.
What Al Franken’s Normcore Senate Race Can Teach Other Democrats|Ana Marie Cox|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For instance, when a couple is having trouble, the tension and hostility can bleed into BDSM scenes.
Coming Out Kinky to Your Doctor, in Black and Blue|Heather Boerner|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will the freedom you mentioned writing the novel bleed into your work writing your next screenplay?
David Cronenberg: Why Frustrated Novelists Hate the Screenplay|Craig Hubert|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Only cut deep enough to make it bleed freely," said the surgeon, as he dressed Harry's arm.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Undoubtedly the type who got sick to his stomach at the sight of blood even though it might be no more than a nose-bleed.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
I must not wound myself—I would bleed slowly—they might discover me still alive.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
Called in to bleed Mme. de Mortsauf, whose life was saved by this operation.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
I suppose that something has been smashed up, so that it cannot bleed.
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for bleed

bleed

/ (bliːd) /

verb bleeds, bleeding or bled

(intr) to lose or emit blood

(tr) to remove or draw blood from (a person or animal)

(intr) to be injured or die, as for a cause or one's country

(of plants) to exude (sap or resin), esp from a cut

(tr) informal to obtain relatively large amounts of money, goods, etc, esp by extortion

(tr) to draw liquid or gas from (a container or enclosed system)to bleed the hydraulic brakes

(intr) (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

(tr) to trim (the edges of a printed sheet) so closely as to cut off some of the printed matter

(intr) civil engineering building trades (of a mixture) to exude (a liquid) during compaction, such as water from cement

bleed someone or something dry to extort gradually all the resources of a person or thing

one's heart bleeds used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically

noun

printing

an illustration or sheet trimmed so that some matter is bled
(as modifier)a bleed page

printing the trimmings of a sheet that has been bled

Word Origin for bleed

Old English blēdan; see blood

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Other Idioms and Phrases with bleed

bleed

In addition to the idiom beginning with bleed

bleed someone white

also see:

my heart bleeds for you

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