bleed
bleed Lexical Profile
bleed Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To lose blood from the body as a result of injury, illness, or medical condition.
"Apply firm pressure with a clean cloth if the scrape continues to bleed."
To spread, seep, or run from one area or fabric into another (especially of dye, ink, or sound).
"Wash the new red sweater separately so the dye does not bleed onto your lighter clothes."
To lose or be drained of money or resources steadily and excessively.
"The struggling airline continued to bleed cash throughout the winter quarter."
To drain liquid or trapped air from a closed mechanical system, such as a radiator or brake line, through a valve.
"We had to bleed the upstairs radiators to release the trapped air and restore the heating."
• noun
An instance of losing blood from a damaged blood vessel, especially internally.
"The patient required emergency care after doctors discovered a slow gastrointestinal bleed."
In printing and graphic design, the area of an illustration or background color that extends beyond the trim edge of a page so that no white margin remains after cutting.
"The graphic designer added a standard three-millimeter bleed to the brochure layout before sending it to the printer."
• Rhymes for bleed
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English bledan ('to emit blood'), a mutated verbal derivative of Proto-Germanic *blodam, the root of modern English 'blood'.