Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bleeds, present participle bleeding, past tense, past participle bled
1. verb
When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
His head had struck the sink and was bleeding. [VERB]
He was bleeding profusely. [VERB]
She's going to bleed to death! [VERB + to]
bleedinguncountable noun
This results in internal bleeding.
2. verb
If the colour of one substance bleedsinto the colour of another substance that it is touching, it goes into the other thing so that its colour changes in an undesirable way.
The colouring pigments from the skins are not allowed to bleed into the grape juice. [VERB preposition]
3. verb
If someone is being bled, money or other resources are gradually being taken away from them.
[disapproval]
We have been gradually bled for twelve years. [beVERB-ed]
They mean to bleed the British to the utmost. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: extort, milk, squeeze, drain More Synonyms of bleed
4.
See bleed sb dry
5. See also nosebleed
More Synonyms of bleed
bleed in British English
(bliːd)
verbWord forms: bleeds, bleeding or bled
1. (intransitive)
to lose or emit blood
2. (transitive)
to remove or draw blood from (a person or animal)
3. (intransitive)
to be injured or die, as for a cause or one's country
4.
(of plants) to exude (sap or resin), esp from a cut
5. (transitive) informal
to obtain relatively large amounts of money, goods, etc, esp by extortion
6. (transitive)
to draw liquid or gas from (a container or enclosed system)
to bleed the hydraulic brakes
7. (intransitive)
(of dye or paint) to run or become mixed, as when wet
8.
to print or be printed so that text, illustrations, etc, run off the trimmed page
9. (transitive)
to trim (the edges of a printed sheet) so closely as to cut off some of the printed matter
10. (intransitive) civil engineering, building
(of a mixture) to exude (a liquid) during compaction, such as water from cement
11. bleed someone or something dry
12. one's heart bleeds
noun
13. printing
a.
an illustration or sheet trimmed so that some matter is bled
b.
(as modifier)
a bleed page
14. printing
the trimmings of a sheet that has been bled
Word origin
Old English blēdan; see blood
bleed in American English
(blid)
verb intransitiveWord forms: bled (blɛd) or ˈbleeding
1.
to emit or lose blood
2.
to suffer wounds or die in a battle or cause
3.
to feel pain, grief, or sympathy; suffer
4.
to ooze; esp., to ooze sap, juice, etc., as bruised plants
5.
to run together, as dyes in wet cloth
6.
to come through a covering coat of paint, as certain stains
7.
to be printed to the edge of a page, wrapper, etc. so that a part is later trimmed off
said of pictures, designs, etc.
verb transitive
8.
to draw blood from; leech
9.
to ooze (sap, juice, etc.)
10. US
to take sap or juice from
11.
a.
to empty slowly of liquid, air, or gas
b.
to draw off (liquid, air, or gas) slowly
12.
a.
to print (a picture, design, etc.) so that a small part at the edge is cut off when the paper is trimmed
b.
to trim (a page) so as to bleed some of the printed matter
13. Informal
to get money from, esp. by extortion
noun
14.
the part of a printed picture, design, etc. that overruns the margin to be trimmed
Word origin
ME bleden < OE bledan < blod, blood < IE *bhlē-, var. of base *bhel-, to swell > ball1, bloom1
bleed in Automotive Engineering1
(blid)
Word forms: (regular plural) bleeds
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
A bleed is a valve or other way of emptying a system of fluid, or reducing pressure.
The fuel system can be emptied using a bleed.
All carburetors have air bleeds and vents to control air flow through the carburetor passages.
The mechanic opened the bleed to remove the fuel.
bleed in Automotive Engineering2
(blid)
Word forms: (present) bleeds, (past) bled, (perfect) bled, (progressive) bleeding
verb
(Automotive engineering: Fuels, oils, emissions, and other fluids)
If you bleed a fuel system, you empty it of fluid in order to work on it or refill it with fresh fluid.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ the system
You'll need to bleed the fuel system to make sure that no remnant of the contaminated diesel is stillin the system.
The only thing I knew how to do on the engine was to bleed the fuel system.
Students must know how to use a spanner, whether to bleed the fuel system or change an impeller.
bleed in Mechanical Engineering
(blid)
Word forms: (present) bleeds, (past) bled, (perfect) bled, (progressive) bleeding
verb
(Mechanical engineering: Fluid engineering)
If you bleed a container or an enclosed system, you remove liquid or gas from it.
Bleed the radiators regularly to release trapped air and make them work efficiently.
They need to bleed the hydraulic system to remove all the air.
If you bleed a container or an enclosed system, you remove liquid or gas from it.
bleed valve
More idioms containing
bleed
bleed someone dry
bleed red ink
Examples of 'bleed' in a sentence
bleed
No liberal hearts bleed in public over it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Tests disclosed that he had suffered internal bleeding from a ruptured spleen.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My heart bleeds for all the families.
The Sun (2016)
She needed emergency surgery for internal bleeding and reconstructive surgery to her face and neck.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Add the blueberries while the porridge cooks so that they pop and bleed their purple colour into the mixture.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Frankly, the heart bled for them.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Our hearts are still bleeding for our lost brothers in these criminal acts.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They occur when a clot or internal bleeding cuts off the supply of blood to the brain.
The Sun (2016)
It was likely they were often bleeding when he came to the doctors.
The Sun (2014)
The attack left the victim bleeding heavily and needing treatment at an outside hospital.
The Sun (2012)
The comedy of the early scenes bleeds away to set up a surprisingly pitiless finale.
The Sun (2012)
The clashes left one man bleeding from the head.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This may occur due to internal bleeding.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
That stability brings success is in the realms of the bleeding obvious.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is like an artery continuously bleeding the red blood of the earth.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
You can line the lips with a gold pencil to stop any colour bleeding.
The Sun (2009)
Strokes happen when a clot or internal bleeding cuts off the blood supply to the brain.
The Sun (2015)
She was bleeding heavily and was unconscious.
The Sun (2009)
He had internal bleeding and a brain haemorrhage and was in a coma for six months.
The Sun (2009)
Sometimes blind justice is blind to the bleeding obvious.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Shortly afterwards an ambulance was called to help a man bleeding profusely in a nearby village.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Real fans bleed the colours of their club.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
My heart was bleeding for her.
The Sun (2012)
There is often bleeding, and the patient may suffer shock.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Two movements bled into one; speeds kept equally fluid.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
What I was doing was bleeding money.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This, he said, could make him scratch his body till it bled.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
bleed
British English: bleed /bliːd/ VERB
When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
His lip was bleeding.
American English: bleed
Arabic: يَنْزِفُ
Brazilian Portuguese: sangrar
Chinese: 出血
Croatian: krvariti
Czech: krvácet
Danish: bløde
Dutch: bloeden
European Spanish: sangrar
Finnish: vuotaa verta
French: saigner
German: bluten
Greek: αιμορραγώ
Italian: sanguinare
Japanese: 出血する
Korean: 출혈하다
Norwegian: blø
Polish: krwawić
European Portuguese: sangrar
Romanian: a sângera
Russian: кровоточить
Latin American Spanish: sangrar
Swedish: blöda
Thai: เลือดออก
Turkish: kanamak
Ukrainian: кровити
Vietnamese: chảy máu
All related terms of 'bleed'
bleed out
to die as a result of losing blood through an unattended wound
bleed screw
A bleed screw is a type of tap or valve that helps to drain a hydraulic system, such as a brake system.
bleed valve
a valve for running off a liquid from a tank , tube , etc, or for allowing accumulations of gas in a liquid to blow off
bleed white
to deprive slowly of resources
bleed nipple
a valve for running off a liquid from a tank , tube , etc, or for allowing accumulations of gas in a liquid to blow off
bleed red ink
to have severe financial problems
bleed sb dry to bleed someone white
If someone is being bled dry or is being bled white , all of their money or other resources are gradually being taken away from them.
nosebleed
If someone has a nosebleed , blood comes out from inside their nose.
bleed someone or something dry
to extort gradually all the resources of a person or thing
Chinese translation of 'bleed'
bleed
(bliːd)
Word forms:ptppbled (blɛd)
vi
(Med)[person, arm, wound etc]流血 (liúxuè)
(= run)[colour]渗(滲)色 (shènsè)
vt
[brakes, radiator]抽出 ... 的液体(體)/气(氣)体(體) (chōuchū ... de yètǐ/qìtǐ)
my nose is bleeding我流鼻血了 (wǒ liú bíxuè le)
to bleed to death流血而死 (liúxuè ér sǐ)
1 (verb)
Definition
to lose or emit blood
The wound was bleeding profusely.
Synonyms
lose blood
flow
A stream flowed down into the valley.
weep
trickle
A tear trickled down his cheek.
gush
Piping hot water gushed out of the tap.
exude
the fluid that exudes from the cane toad's back
spurt
I saw flames spurt from the roof.
shed blood
2 (verb)
The two colours will bleed into each other.
Synonyms
blend
Blend the ingredients until you have a smooth cream.
run
The ink had run on the wet paper.
meet
a crossing where four paths meet
unite
They have agreed to unite their efforts to bring peace.
mix
Oil and water don't mix.
Mix the cinnamon with the sugar.
combine
Combine the flour with water to make a paste.
Her tale combines a strong storyline with sly humour.
flow
fuse
The chemicals fused to form a new compound.
mingle
Cheers and applause mingled in a single roar.
converge
As they flow south, the five rivers converge.
ooze
Blood was still oozing from the wound.
seep
Radioactive water had seeped into underground reservoirs.
amalgamate
The firm has amalgamated with an American company.
meld
intermix
3 (verb)
Definition
to obtain money, etc., from (someone), esp. by extortion
(informal)
They mean to bleed the common people dry.
Synonyms
extort
The kidnappers extorted a huge ransom for his release.
milk
A few people tried to milk the insurance companies.
squeeze
The investigators are accused of squeezing the residents for information.
drain
My emotional turmoil has drained me.
exhaust
The effort of speaking had exhausted him.
fleece
She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds.
4 (verb)
Definition
to remove or draw blood from (a person or animal)
Synonyms
draw or take blood
extract
leech
phlebotomize (medicine)
5 (verb)
Synonyms
drain
Deficits drain resources from the pool of national savings.
extract
Additional synonyms
in the sense of amalgamate
Definition
to combine or unite
The firm has amalgamated with an American company.
Synonyms
combine,
unite,
ally,
compound,
blend,
incorporate,
integrate,
merge,
fuse,
mingle,
alloy,
coalesce,
meld,
commingle,
intermix
in the sense of combine
Definition
to form a chemical compound
Combine the flour with water to make a paste.Her tale combines a strong storyline with sly humour.
Synonyms
amalgamate,
marry,
mix,
bond,
bind,
compound,
blend,
incorporate,
integrate,
merge,
put together,
fuse,
synthesize
in the sense of converge
Definition
(of opinions or effects) to move towards a shared conclusion or result