Definitions for bleed
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage(verb)

   lose blood from one's body

2. bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise(verb)

   draw blood

   "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

3. bleed(verb)

   get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone

   "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"

4. run, bleed(verb)

   be diffused

   "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"

5. bleed(verb)

   drain of liquid or steam

   "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bleed(Noun)

   An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.

   Etymology: From bledan, from blōþijanan, from blōþan.

2. bleed(Verb)

   To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.

   Etymology: From bledan, from blōþijanan, from blōþan.

3. bleed(Verb)

   To let or draw blood from an animal.

   Etymology: From bledan, from blōþijanan, from blōþan.

4. bleed(Verb)

   To take large amounts of money from.

   Etymology: From bledan, from blōþijanan, from blōþan.

5. bleed(Verb)

   To steadily lose (something vital).

   The company was bleeding talent.

   Etymology: From bledan, from blōþijanan, from blōþan.

6. bleed(Verb)

   To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.

   Etymology: From bledan, from blōþijanan, from blōþan.

7. bleed(Verb)

   To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing fluids.

   Etymology: From bledan, from blōþijanan, from blōþan.

8. bleed(Verb)

   To bleed on; to make bloody.

   Etymology: From bledan, from blōþijanan, from blōþan.

9. bleed(Verb)

   To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.

   He was a devoted Vikings fan: he bled purple.

   Etymology: From bledan, from blōþijanan, from blōþan.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bleed(verb)

   to emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose

2. Bleed(verb)

   to withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers

3. Bleed(verb)

   to lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence

4. Bleed(verb)

   to issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision

5. Bleed(verb)

   to lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded

6. Bleed(verb)

   to pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause

7. Bleed(verb)

   to let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein

8. Bleed(verb)

   to lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap

9. Bleed(verb)

   to draw money from (one); to induce to pay; as, they bled him freely for this fund

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bleed

   The Bleed is a fictional interdimensional realm, a comic book construct that appears in books published by DC Comics. It first appeared in Stormwatch #7, and was created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bleed

   blēd, v.i. to lose blood: to die by slaughter: to issue forth or drop as blood: to have money extorted from one: to feel great pity for, as in the phrase, 'the heart bleeds:' to be as red as blood.—v.t. to draw blood from, esp. surgically: to extort sums of money from:—pa.t. and pa.p. bled.—n. Bleed′ing, a discharge of blood: the operation of letting blood.—adj. full of compassion: emitting sap: terribly weakened by war: (Shak.) bloody. [A.S. blédan. See Blood.]

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1. bleed

   The bleed symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the bleed symbol and its characteristic.

How to pronounce bleed?

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   Alex

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   British

   

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bleed in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bleed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of bleed in a Sentence

1. Sipho P Nkosi:

   Those wounds will never bleed forever.

2. Brandon Nelson:

   I was in the trauma room for maybe 20 minutes when a 28-year-old man was wheeled in with a head injury, he had also been riding a Bird scooter and had a brain bleed, so they were taking him up to emergency surgery to relieve the pressure in his head.

3. George S. Patton:

   The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

4. Todd Rosenbluth:

   The departure by Bill Gross continues to negatively impact Pimco Total Return, again, this is a slow, drawn-out bleed where institutions change managers after much debate. Outflows for Pimco are likely to continue in the months to come given decisions for some were put off from pension funds, foundations and endowments.

5. Shawna Craig:

   I thought I was going to die, i was so scared. I was freaking out. I thought, I gave this gift to my family and now I am going to bleed to death. One life in, one life out.

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