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Bled and Bleed Definitions

Bled

To emit or lose blood.

Bleed

To emit or lose blood.

Bled

To be wounded, especially in battle.

Bleed

To be wounded, especially in battle.

Bled

To feel sympathetic grief or anguish
My heart bleeds for the victims of the air crash.
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Bleed

To feel sympathetic grief or anguish
My heart bleeds for the victims of the air crash.

Bled

To exude a fluid such as sap.

Bleed

To exude a fluid such as sap.

Bled

To pay out money, especially an exorbitant amount.

Bleed

To pay out money, especially an exorbitant amount.
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Bled

To run together or be diffused, as dyes in wet cloth.

Bleed

To run together or be diffused, as dyes in wet cloth.

Bled

To undergo or be subject to such a diffusion of color
The madras skirt bled when it was first washed.

Bleed

To undergo or be subject to such a diffusion of color
The madras skirt bled when it was first washed.

Bled

To show through a layer of paint, as a stain or resin in wood.

Bleed

To show through a layer of paint, as a stain or resin in wood.

Bled

To be printed so as to go off the edge or edges of a page after trimming.

Bleed

To be printed so as to go off the edge or edges of a page after trimming.

Bled

To take or remove blood from.

Bleed

To take or remove blood from.

Bled

To extract sap or juice from.

Bleed

To extract sap or juice from.

Bled

To draw liquid or gaseous contents from; drain.

Bleed

To draw liquid or gaseous contents from; drain.

Bled

To draw off (liquid or gaseous matter) from a container.

Bleed

To draw off (liquid or gaseous matter) from a container.

Bled

To obtain money from, especially by improper means.

Bleed

To obtain money from, especially by improper means.

Bled

To drain of all valuable resources
"Politicians ... never stop inventing illicit enterprises of government that bleed the national economy" (David A. Stockman).

Bleed

To drain of all valuable resources
"Politicians ... never stop inventing illicit enterprises of government that bleed the national economy" (David A. Stockman).

Bled

To cause (an illustration, for example) to bleed.

Bleed

To cause (an illustration, for example) to bleed.

Bled

To trim (a page, for example) so closely as to mutilate the printed or illustrative matter.

Bleed

To trim (a page, for example) so closely as to mutilate the printed or illustrative matter.

Bled

An instance of bleeding.

Bleed

An instance of bleeding.

Bled

Illustrative matter that bleeds.

Bleed

Illustrative matter that bleeds.

Bled

A page trimmed so as to bleed.

Bleed

A page trimmed so as to bleed.

Bled

The part of the page that is trimmed off.

Bleed

The part of the page that is trimmed off.

Bled

Simple past tense and past participle of bleed

Bleed

To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
If her nose bleeds, try to use ice.

Bled

(in parts of French North Africa) Hinterland, field.

Bleed

(transitive) To let or draw blood from.

Bleed

(transitive) To take large amounts of money from.

Bleed

(transitive) To steadily lose (something vital).
The company was bleeding talent.

Bleed

To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.
Ink traps counteract bleeding.

Bleed

(transitive) To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.

Bleed

(transitive) To tap off high-pressure gas (usually air) from a system that produces high-pressure gas primarily for another purpose.
At low engine speeds, valves open to bleed some of the highly-compressed air from the later compressor stages, helping to prevent engine surging.
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.

Bleed

To bleed on; to make bloody.

Bleed

To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.
He was a devoted Vikings fan: he bled purple.

Bleed

To lose sap, gum, or juice.
A tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.

Bleed

To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.

Bleed

To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied.
Labialization bleeds palatalization.

Bleed

To (cause to) extend to the edge of the page, without leaving any margin.

Bleed

To lose money.
Most of the sectors are bleeding, particularly the resources sector.

Bleed

An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.

Bleed

A system for tapping hot, high-pressure air from a gas turbine engine for purposes such as cabin pressurization and airframe anti-icing.
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.

Bleed

(printing) 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).

Bleed

(sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.

Bleed

The removal of air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.

Bleed

The phenomenon of in-character feelings affecting a player's feelings or actions outside of the game.

Bleed

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.

Bleed

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

Bleed

To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence.
The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day.

Bleed

To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.
For me the balm shall bleed.

Bleed

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

Bleed

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

Bleed

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

Bleed

To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap.
A decaying pine of stately size, bleeding amber.

Bleed

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

Bleed

Lose blood from one's body

Bleed

Draw blood;
In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment

Bleed

Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone;
They bled me dry--I have nothing left!

Bleed

Be diffused;
These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run

Bleed

Drain of liquid or steam;
Bleed the radiators
The mechanic bled the engine

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