bleed

verb

\ ˈblēd

bled\ ˈbled

\; bleeding

Definition of bleed

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

1a : to emit or lose blood

b : to sacrifice one's blood especially in battle

2 : to feel anguish, pain, or sympathy a heart that bleeds at a friend's misfortune

3a : to escape by oozing or flowing (as from a wound)

b : to spread into or through something gradually : seep foreign policy bleeds into economic policy— J. B. Judis

4 : to give up some constituent (such as sap or dye) by exuding or diffusing it

5a : to pay out or give money

b : to have money extorted

6 : to be printed so as to run off one or more edges of the page after trimming

transitive verb

1 : to remove or draw blood from

2 : to get or extort money from especially over a prolonged period

3 : to draw sap from (a tree)

4a : to extract or let out some or all of a contained substance from bleed a brake line

b : to extract or cause to escape from a container

c : to diminish gradually —usually used with off a pilot bleeding off airspeed

d : to lose rapidly and uncontrollably the company was bleeding money

e : sap cost overruns … bleed other programs— Alex Roland

5 : to cause (something, such as a printed illustration) to bleed

bleed white

: to drain of blood or resources

bleed

noun

Definition of bleed (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : printed matter (such as an illustration) that bleeds also : the part of a bleed trimmed off

2 : the escape of blood from vessels : hemorrhage

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Examples of bleed in a Sentence

Verb

She was bleeding from the face and hands. Doctors used to bleed their patients in an effort to cure them. We bled air from the tank. You'll need to bleed the car's brake lines.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

The officer realized the man had been shot in the head and was also bleeding from the face. — Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, "Teen accused of shooting sleeping man in Little Woods: warrant," 1 June 2018 The ground floor is home to the master bedroom, bathroom, and an airy, timber-beam living room that bleeds into the kitchen. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Modern Japanese house has a climbable roof," 26 Nov. 2018 It is usually used to stop bleeding from a benign tumor or a small aneurysm, or to reverse the growth of such a tumor, according to specialists. — Katie Rogers, New York Times, "Trump Says a ‘Big Operation’ Kept Wife, Melania, From G-7," 8 June 2018 The majority of strokes are ischemic, but Williams experienced a less common hemorrhagic stroke, or bleeding stroke, which account for about 13 percent of strokes, according to the American Stroke Association (ASA). — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Montel Williams Describes His Life-Threatening Stroke: 'I Didn’t Think That I Was Going to Recover From This.'," 12 Oct. 2018 Truth be told, though, that's too optimistic for the world of defense procurement—especially a program relying on bleeding-edge drone swarm tech. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.K. Promises to Develop Drone Swarms, But on an Unrealistic Timetable," 12 Feb. 2019 Coming into contact with a victim’s bleeding ulcer could be enough to transmit the disease. — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, "'Flesh-eating' STD allegedly reported in England," 22 Aug. 2018 This tissue can bleed and cause symptoms like incredibly painful periods. — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, "How Does Endometriosis Impact Fertility?," 8 Feb. 2019 And then, of course, there's what happens at the end of the performance: Gaga bleeds to death and is strung up by her dancers, her eyes glassy and lifeless. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Lady Gaga's 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Performance Was a Warning Pop Culture Needed," 17 Aug. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Netflix Stranger Things 2 wrapped up with Eleven safe and sound in Hawkins after closing the gate that leads into the Upside Down and suffering a massive double nose bleed as a result (someone please check her iron levels). — Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, "Everything You Need to Know About 'Stranger Things' Season 3," 20 Mar. 2019 The cognitive recovery after a brain bleed, however, can be much more difficult. — Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour, "Emilia Clarke's Aneurysms Almost Killed Her—Women Need to Know the Risks," 22 Mar. 2019 The Impossible Burger combines various kinds of soy with textured wheat protein and coconut oil in an attempt to replicate the fattiness and bleed of a medium-rare beef patty. — Bee Wilson, WSJ, "Textures That Delight and Disgust," 21 Feb. 2019 As the president delivered a creative set of extra-inflammatory remarks, mocking the #MeToo movement and condemning NATO before a crowd of nearly 7,000, my nose-bleed seat provided the perfect metaphorical vantage point. — Zach Schermele, Teen Vogue, "Student Journalists are More Important Than Ever Before in the Trump Era," 18 July 2018 She was discovered to have 16 fractured ribs, liver and spleen lacerations, a brain bleed and facial bruising, according to the suit. — Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, "Washington state pays $19 million to settle abuse case that left child paralyzed and blind," 26 Oct. 2018 Prosecutors said the 10-year-old also had a brain bleed and suffered a traumatic brain injury. — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "California Boy, 10, Who Came Out as Gay Before Death Was Tortured for Days: Prosecutors," 4 July 2018 Another issue is an effective antidote if the patient has a life-threatening bleed. — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, "5 Questions: Lessons from the early death of Maroon 5 manager Jordan Feldstein," 6 Apr. 2018 During the club's victory parade in Houston, Dauer suffered a brain bleed following a subdural hematoma. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Rich Dauer set to coach alongside Astros' A.J. Hinch during All-Star game," 13 June 2018

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