Sekirov Dictionary

bleed

/ˈbliːd/

verb 15
noun 7
forms 7
phrases 3

verb15

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to have blood come out of a cut or a wound in the body
- If her nose bleeds, try to use ice.
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To menstruate.
- You haven't bled. It's been over a month since your arrival, and you haven't bled. — 2020
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To lose sap, gum, or juice.
- A tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.
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To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.
- For me the balm shall bleed. — 1713
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To steadily lose (something vital).
- The company was bleeding talent.
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To lose money.
- Most of the sectors are bleeding, particularly the resources sector.
To let or draw blood from.
To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
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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.
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To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.
- Ink traps counteract bleeding.
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(figurative) To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.
- He was a devoted Vikings fan: he bled purple.
To take large amounts of money from.
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To (cause to) extend to the edge of the page, without leaving any margin.
- Too, bleeding beyond margins provides editors with several picas of space for more layout. — 2004
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To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied.
- Labialization bleeds palatalization.
(no longer used) To bleed on; to make bloody.

noun7

An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.
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).
A margin left at the edges of a shot to allow for the picture being cropped when it arrives at viewers' screens.
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.
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[usually plural] 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.
The phenomenon of in-character feelings affecting a player's feelings or actions outside of the game.

forms

bled · bleeded · bleddest · bleeding · bleedeth · bleeds · bleedest

Phrases with bleed

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