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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bleed /blid/USA pronunciation v., bled (bled), bleed•ing. - Pathologyto lose or discharge blood: [no object]almost bled to death.[~ + object]He bled at least five pints of blood.
- to take or draw blood from:[~ + object]In the old days, people were bled to cure them of disease.
- Building, Hydraulicsto drain or draw sap, water, etc., from: [~ (+ off) + object]We bled (off) the car radiator by opening a valve.[~ + object (+ off)]We bled the car radiator (off).
- Textiles[no object] to run together, as colors or dyes: The colors bled when the dress was washed in hot water.
- Automotive, Building to remove trapped air from, as by opening a valve:[~ + object] to bleed the brakes.
- [no object] to feel pity or anguish: My heart bleeds for you.
- to take too much money from (as if by blackmail):[~ + object]Those car repair dealers were bleeding us with their high prices.
Idioms- bleed dry, [~ + object + dry] to use up or take away all money, resources, etc., as through excessive demands:bled us dry with all her demands.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bleed (blēd),USA pronunciation v., bled (bled),USA pronunciation bleed•ing, n., adj. v.i. - Pathologyto 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.
- Pathology(of injured tissue, excrescences, etc.) to exude blood:a wart that is bleeding.
- Botany(of a plant) to exude sap, resin, etc., from a wound.
- Fine Art, Textiles(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.
- Radio and Television(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 Termsto 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.
v.t. - Pathologyto cause to lose blood, esp. surgically:Doctors no longer bleed their patients to reduce fever.
- to lose or emit (blood or sap).
- Building, Hydraulicsto drain or draw sap, water, electricity, etc., from (something):to bleed a pipeline of excess air.
- Automotive, Buildingto remove trapped air from (as an automotive brake system) by opening a bleeder valve.
- to obtain an excessive amount from;
extort money from. - [Print.]
- Printingto permit (printed illustrations or ornamentation) to run off the page or sheet.
- Printingto trim the margin of (a book or sheet) so closely as to mutilate the text or illustration.
- bleed off, to draw or extract:to bleed off sap from a maple tree; to bleed off static electricity.
- Idioms bleed white. See white (def. 19).
n. - [Print.]
- Printinga sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
- Printinga part thus trimmed off.
- Medicinean instance of bleeding;
hemorrhage:an intracranial bleed. adj. - Printingcharacterized by bleeding:a bleed page.
- Middle English bleden, Old English blēdan, derivative of blōd blood bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bleed /bliːd/ vb (bleeds, bleeding, bled)- (intransitive) to lose or emit blood
- (transitive) to remove or draw blood from (a person or animal)
- (intransitive) to be injured or die, as for a cause or one's country
- (of plants) to exude (sap or resin), esp from a cut
- (transitive) informal to obtain relatively large amounts of money, goods, etc, esp by extortion
- (transitive) to draw liquid or gas from (a container or enclosed system): to bleed the hydraulic brakes
- (intransitive) (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
- one's heart bleeds ⇒ used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
Etymology: Old English blēdan; see blood |