bleed

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English bledan < *Proto-Germanic *blothjan (“to emit blood”) < *Proto-Germanic *blotham (“blood”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'bliːd/
• Rhymes: -iːd

[edit] Verb

to bleed (third-person singular simple present bleeds, present participle bleeding, simple past and past participle bled)

1. (intransitive, of an animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
2. (transitive) To let or draw blood from an animal.
3. (transitive) To take large amounts of money from.
4. (transitive) To steadily lose {something vital}.

   The company was bleeding talent.

5. (intransitive, of an ink or dye) To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.
6. (transitive) To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing fluids.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To bleed on; to make bloody.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VIII:

     And so Sir Trystrames bledde bothe the over-shete and the neyther-shete, and the pylowes and the hede-shete.

8. (intransitive, copulative) To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.

   He was a devoted Vikings fan: he bled purple.

[edit] Derived terms

• bleed dry
• bleeder
• bleeding heart
• bleed out
• bleed to death
• bleed white

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• bleed in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• bleed in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913