bleed

bleed (blēd)

intransitive verb bledbled, bleed′·ing

to emit or lose blood
to suffer wounds or die in a battle or cause
to feel pain, grief, or sympathy; suffer
to ooze; esp., to ooze sap, juice, etc., as bruised plants
to run together, as dyes in wet cloth
to come through a covering coat of paint, as certain stains
to be printed to the edge of a page, wrapper, etc. so that a part is later trimmed off: said of pictures, designs, etc.

Etymology: ME bleden < OE bledan < blod, blood < IE *bhlē-, var. of base *bhel-, to swell > ball, bloom

transitive verb

to draw blood from; leech
to ooze (sap, juice, etc.)
☆ to take sap or juice from
1. to empty slowly of liquid, air, or gas
2. to draw off (liquid, air, or gas) slowly
1. to print (a picture, design, etc.) so that a small part at the edge is cut off when the paper is trimmed
2. to trim (a page) so as to bleed some of the printed matter
Informal to get money from, esp. by extortion

noun

the part of a printed picture, design, etc. that overruns the margin to be trimmed

To lose blood
shed blood, be bleeding, have unstaunched wounds, hemorrhage, have a hemorrhage.
To issue as blood
fall drop by drop, gush, spurt, ooze; see flow 2.
*To extort money
extort, impoverish, pauperize, exhaust one's resources, drain, bleed white*, blackmail, confiscate, put the squeeze on*, strong-arm*, put the screws to*; see also steal.
To let blood
cup, draw blood, take blood, open a vein, leech, phlebotomize.
To suffer
ache, agonize, grieve, be in pain; see mourn 1, suffer 1.
To drain
exhaust, reduce, get rid of, sap; see drain 1, 2, 3.

Object

gum: Bleeding gums is usually a sign of gum disease.
nipple: I would put money on the union or the bleed nipple never having had a spanner on either.
varix: Gotzsche P C. Somatostatin or octreotide for acute bleeding oesophageal varices.
ulcer: A slowly bleeding ulcer can also cause anemia, where there are not enough red blood cells to transport oxygen around the body.
disorder: Theresa and Angela You are both asking about omega 3 oils and bleeding disorders.
valve: The computer section also signals the closure of the compressor bleed valve.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

dry: We all know who is to blame: the overpaid hospital managers who are bleeding the system dry.

Adjective complement

Modifying Another Word

profusely: Now seated, the man realizes he is bleeding profusely from a stomach wound.

Followed by an intransitive particle

through: Increasingly up to 2012, the galactic shamanic paradigm is invading the normal world; it is bleeding through.

Preposition: in

stomach: Post-mortem findings included heart lesions; pneumonia; bleeding in the stomach and intestines, ovarian cysts.
pregnancy: Sample groups Women who experience bleeding in early spontaneous pregnancy ( e.g. between 6 to 9 weeks gestation ).
brain: A sudden, agonizing headache, more severe than any you have felt before, could mean you are bleeding in the brain.

Preposition: from

vagina: The lining of the womb breaks down and is lost along with the embryo through bleeding from the vagina.
wound: Broken Bosnia, four years after war ended, bleeds from wounds many say will never heal.
nose: There is the risk of bleeding from the nose or a black eye due to damage to the wall between the nose.
stomach: Now seated, the man realizes he is bleeding profusely from a stomach wound.
gut: In severe cases bleeding from the gut, or drowsiness and coma, can cause complications.
mouth: Miranda responds by cursing and bleeding from the mouth.

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