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bleed
- pronunciation:
- blid
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bleeds, bleeding, bled |
| definition 1: |
to lose blood.
The soldier's head was bleeding badly.You're bleeding! What happened to you? |
| definition 2: |
to leak or exude blood.
That deep cut is still bleeding. |
| definition 3: |
to exude a fluid, as a tree.
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| definition 4: |
to run together; diffuse.
The colors bled in the hot water. |
| definition 5: |
to feel grief, sympathy or sorrow.
- similar words:
- agonize
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| related words: |
drain, issue, ooze |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to lose blood.
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| definition 2: |
to cause to lose or exude (usu. a liquid or gas).
They bled the pipes of all water.We bleed maple trees for sap.- similar words:
- sap, tap
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| related words: |
blackmail, capitalize, drain |
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