bleed

Plural: bleeds

Verb

Verb Forms: bled, bleeding, bleeds

To lose blood from the body.
lose blood from one's body
draw blood
get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
be diffused
drain of liquid or steam
- "bleed the radiators"
To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
To let or draw blood from.
To take large amounts of money from.
To steadily lose (something vital).
To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.
To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
To tap off high-pressure gas (usually air) from a system that produces high-pressure gas primarily for another purpose.
To bleed on; to make bloody.
To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.
To lose sap, gum, or juice.
To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.
To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied.
To (cause to) extend to the edge of the page, without leaving any margin.
To lose money.

Noun

An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.
A system for tapping hot, high-pressure air from a gas turbine engine for purposes such as cabin pressurization and airframe anti-icing.
A narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet).
The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
The removal of air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
The phenomenon of in-character feelings affecting a player's feelings or actions outside of the game.

Examples

A tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.
At low engine speeds, valves open to bleed some of the highly-compressed air from the later compressor stages, helping to prevent engine surging.
He was a devoted Vikings fan: he bled purple.
High-pressure air bled from the APU is used to spin up the engines and run the APU generator and hydraulic pump, and can also be used to pressurise the cabin if necessary.
If her nose bleeds, try to use ice.
Ink traps counteract bleeding.
Labialization bleeds palatalization.
Most of the sectors are bleeding, particularly the resources sector.
The company was bleeding talent.
The high-scoring letters seemed to BLEED off his rack onto the board for a huge score.
When taking off at high altitude or at near-maximum weight, the bleeds have to be turned off temporarily, as they decrease engine power somewhat.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bleden, from Old English blēdan (“to bleed”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *blōþijaną (“to bleed”), from *blōþą (“blood”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots blede, bleid (“to bleed”), Saterland Frisian bläide (“to bleed”), West Frisian bliede (“to bleed”), Dutch bloeden (“to bleed”), Low German blöden (“to bleed”), German bluten (“to bleed”), Danish bløde (“to bleed”), Swedish blöda (“to bleed”).

Synonyms

hemorrhage, leech, phlebotomise, phlebotomize, run, shed blood

Antonyms

feed

Scrabble Score: 8

bleed: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bleed: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bleed: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

bleed: valid Words With Friends Word