bleed
To shed blood through an injured blood vesselTo shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
» I didn't realize my nose was bleeding.
Я не усвідомлював, що у мене з носа тече кров.
Я не усвідомлювала, що у мене з носа тече кров.
Meaning
15 senses(intransitive)To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
If her nose bleeds, try to use ice.
draw blood
(intransitive)To menstruate.
(transitive)To let or draw blood from.
пусти́ть кровьpustítʹ krovʹ, пуска́ть кровьpuskátʹ krovʹ, проли́ть кровьprolítʹ krovʹ
lose blood from one's body
(transitive)To take large amounts of money from.
ausbluten
(transitive)To steadily lose (something vital).
The company was bleeding talent.
(intransitive)To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.
Ink traps counteract bleeding.
(transitive)To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
entlüften
(transitive)To tap off high-pressure gas (usually air) from a system that produces high-pressure gas primarily for another purpose.
At low engine speeds, valves open to bleed some of the highly-compressed air from the later compressor stages, helping to prevent engine surging.
High-pressure air bled from the APU is used to spin up the engines and run the APU generator and hydraulic pump, and can also be used to pressurise the cabin if necessary.
(copulative, figuratively, intransitive)To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.
He was a devoted Vikings fan: he bled purple.
To lose sap, gum, or juice.
A tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.
To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.
(transitive)To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied.
Labialization bleeds palatalization.
Examples
333 sentencesI didn't realize my nose was bleeding.
Я не усвідомлював, що у мене з носа тече кров.
Your nose is bleeding.
У вас носом іде кров.
ruУ вас идёт кровь из носа.
deDu blutest an der Nase.
Do your gums bleed?
У вас ясна кровоточать?
ruУ тебя кровоточат дёсны?
deHaben Sie Zahnfleischbluten?
My knee is bleeding.
Моє коліно кровоточить.
deMein Knie blutet.
I'm bleeding badly.
У мене сильна кровотеча.
ruУ меня сильное кровотечение.
deIch blute wie ein Schwein.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English bleden, from Old English blēdan (“to bleed”), from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English bleden, from Old English blēdan (“to bleed”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *blōdijaną (“to bleed”), from *blōþą (“blood”).
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Forms
bleeds, bleeding, bled, bledPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
6 synonyms- draw blood:leechphlebotomizephlebotomise
- lose blood from one's body:shed bloodhemorrhage
- be diffused:run
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
6 patterns- bleeding bleeding
- is bleeding bleeding
- the bleeding bleeding
- bleed to death
- stop the bleeding
- nose was bleeding