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Meaning
Verb
●
To
lose
blood through an
injured
blood vessel.
●
To let or
draw blood
from.
●
To take large
amounts
of money from.
●
To
steadily
lose
(something vital).
●
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.
●
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.
●
In Phonology:
To
destroy
the environment where another
phonological
rule
would have applied.
●
In Advertising & Publishing:
To (cause to)
extend
to the
edge
of the
page
, without
leaving
any margin.
●
In Finance:
To
lose
money.
Noun
●
An
incident
of
bleeding
,
as in
haemophilia.
●
In Aviation:
A system for
tapping
hot
,
high-pressure
air
from a
gas turbine
engine
for
purposes
such as
cabin
pressurization
and
airframe
anti-icing.
●
In 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).
●
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.
●
In Role-playing games:
The
phenomenon
of in-character
feelings
affecting
a player's
feelings
or
actions
outside of
the game.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bleed
English
bledan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
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Drain
Drip
Fade
Spill
Seep
Puncture
Leak
Blow
Hemorrhage
Squeeze
Melt
Rupture
Bruise
Gouge
Bite
Choke
Suck
Rip
Breathe
Wipe
Rub
Cry
Vomit
Clot
Flush
Wash
Blister
Protrude
Sweat
Suffocate
Break
Spit
Slip
Burst
Pour
Die
Edema
Fall
Explode
Drift
Leach
Drop
Fracture
Dry
Darken
Flow
Slide
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Cough
Urinate
Lesion
Swelling
Artery
Swell
Scratch
Squirt
Disappear
Scar
Breath
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Need
Creed
Keyed
Plead
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Speed
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Tweed
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Steed
Sneed
Kneed
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Greed
She'D
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Beread
Screed
Unheed
Tawhid
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Indeed
Abreed
Thneed
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Precede
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Nasheed
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