bleed🔊

(animal or body part) 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).

(of an ink or dye) 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.

(metaphorical) 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.

(of a phonological rule) To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied.

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

To lose money.

An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.

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

(narrow edge) (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).

(sound recording) 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.

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