bleed
verb
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Definition of bleed
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
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
nounDefinition of bleed (Entry 2 of 2)
2
: the escape of blood from vessels : hemorrhage
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Synonyms for bleed
Synonyms: Verb
agonize, anguish, grieve, hurt, mourn, sorrow, suffer
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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 controversial compact is the latest step in a monthslong funding battle for UA that bled beyond the start of the fiscal year on July 1. — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, "Gov. Dunleavy and a key University of Alaska leader signed a 3-year compact. What does it mean, and what happens now?," 16 Aug. 2019 That title goes to the Galaxy Fold, which bled so much that Samsung had to delay its original planned release. — Washington Post, "Galaxy Note10 hands on: What Samsung’s $950 big new phone adds — and takes away," 7 Aug. 2019 The boy’s parents told KPAX that their child was bleeding from his ear for nearly six hours after the incident occurred. — Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, "Man assaults child for wearing a hat during the national anthem: report," 7 Aug. 2019 His pillow was often stained with blood because the friction between the fabric and his scalp created lumps that bled. — Los Angeles Times, "Column One: He’d been kept alive with tubes for nearly 17 years. Who is he, and is it possible he’s conscious?," 1 Aug. 2019 The younger man, Paco (Andres Velez), brandishes a gun and orders the two women to take care of his older cohort Ignacio (Manny Perez), who's bleeding from a gunshot wound. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Coyote Lake': Film Review," 31 July 2019 Now 70, Russo clearly knows the pleasures and perils of retrospection, and he's constructed a novel about the way the past constantly bleeds into the present. — Ron Charles, Dallas News, "In Richard Russo's 'Chances Are...,' a charming reunion unearths a chilling disappearance," 30 July 2019 Spencer gave the former champ all the could handle, opening a cut with an elbow that bled throughout the fight. — Steven Marrocco, MMA Junkie, "UFC 240 results: Cris Cyborg cut, but outworks gritty Felicia Spencer," 28 July 2019 The South China Morning Post reported several people were bleeding following the attacks, and that seven people were sent to the hospital. — NBC News, "Police launch tear gas, masked assailants attack protesters as Hong Kong march turns violent," 21 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The victim, whose name was withheld, was taken to a hospital for treatment of major head trauma, including a brain bleed and a fractured vertebrae, according to police. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Police seek tips about group of men who beat, robbed man in Kearny Mesa," 10 July 2019 Rather than witness the slow bleed of the residential tax base in its aging western suburbs, the authority wants to spark reinvestment. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Lake County Port Authority remodels 1950s bungalow to spur reinvestment in aging postwar subdivisions," 30 June 2019 In response, one of the men grabbed a nearby metal stanchion pole and hit the bouncer in the head, fracturing his skull and causing a brain bleed, police said. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "SDPD seeks help to identify suspect in Pacific Beach bouncer assault," 11 July 2019 In 2008, during a preseason scrimmage for Buckingham Browne & Nichols, his high school football team, then 16-year-old Zach McLeod suffered a blow to the head that caused an acute internal brain bleed. — Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com, "After son’s brain injury, Harvard chaplains Pat and Tammy McLeod trace the evolution of grief, gratitude and belief," 8 July 2019 Officers responded to a child abuse call at Phoenix Children's Hospital where the girl was brought in experiencing a brain bleed, a rib fracture and a wound inside of her throat, the report said. — Molly Hudson, azcentral, "Phoenix man suspected of child abuse after injuries found on his 5-month-old daughter," 3 July 2019 Harmeet Dhillon, a lawyer and spokeswoman for Ngo, and a Republican national committeewoman from California, told the Daily Caller, a conservative publication, that Ngo was admitted to the hospital overnight for a brain bleed. — Dallas News, "Ted Cruz demands federal inquiry of Portland mayor after Antifa attack on conservative journalist," 1 July 2019 Studies are testing algorithms to read x-rays, detect brain bleeds, pinpoint tumors, and more. — Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS, "Artificial intelligence could revolutionize medical care. But don’t trust it to read your x-ray just yet," 17 June 2019 If placed in the dishwasher, bleed can occur between the handle and the blade. — Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, "Everything You Need to Know About Caring for Tabletop Accessories," 11 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bleed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bleed
verb
English Language Learners Definition of bleed
: to lose or release blood because of a cut, injury, etc.