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Definition bleed in British English

bleed verb

verb
/bliːd/
1

to have blood flowing from your body, for example from a cut

Example

I cut my finger and it's bleeding.

Example

He was bleeding from a wound in his shoulder.

Example

The victim was dumped by a roadside, bleeding profusely.

Example

She would have bled to death if we hadn't found her.

Synonyms and related words
beat bleed clot
2

to make someone pay a lot of money, especially regularly over a long period of time

Example

He'll try to bleed them for every penny he can get.

Example

They were being bled dry by legal fees.

Synonyms and related words
soak bleed gouge
Synonyms and related words
blacken bleach bleed
4

to remove liquid, gas, chemicals etc from a machine's system

Example

He bled all the oil from the engine before starting work.

Synonyms and related words
aspirate bleed blot
5

to take blood from someone's body as part of a medical treatment, especially in the past

Synonyms and related words
anaesthetise anaesthetize anesthetize
Definition bleed in British English