What is the meaning of bleed?

verb

  • Lose blood from one's body.
  • Draw blood.
    • usage: "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
  • Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone.
    • usage: "They bled me dry-I have nothing left"
  • Be diffused.
    • usage: "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
  • Drain of liquid or steam.
    • usage: "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
11
 
|15 years ago|1.4k views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). bleed. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bleed/definitions/1260726
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "bleed" http://smartdefine.org/bleed/definitions/1260726 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, bleed, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/bleed/definitions/1260726>.
MLAWordNet. "bleed" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/bleed/definitions/1260726>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)