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bleed

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Synonyms: breed, blerd, blend, blee, blead, bleep, leed, bled, bleen, blued, gleed

Antonyms: breed, blerd, blend, blee, blead, bleep, leed, bled, bleen, blued, gleed

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Verb

  1. {{lb|en|intransitive|of a person|animal or body part}} To [[shed]] [[blood]] through an [[injured]] [[blood vessel]].
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[menstruate]].
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[let]] or [[draw]] [[blood]] from.
  4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[take]] large amounts of [[money]] from.
  5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To steadily lose (something vital).
  6. {{lb|en|intransitive|of an ink or dye}} To [[spread]] from the intended location and [[stain]] the surrounding [[cloth]] or [[paper]].
  7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] [[air]] bubbles from a [[pipe]] containing other [[fluid]]s.
  8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[tap off]] high-[[pressure]] [[gas]] (usually [[air]]) from a system that produces high-pressure gas primarily for another purpose.
  9. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To bleed on; to make bloody.
  10. {{lb|en|intransitive|copulative|metaphorical}} To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.
  11. To lose sap, gum, or juice.
  12. To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.

Noun

  1. An incident of bleeding, as in [[haemophilia]].
  2. {{lb|en|aviation|usually|in the plural}} A system for tapping hot, high-pressure air from a [[gas turbine]] engine for purposes such as cabin pressurization and airframe anti-icing.
  3. {{senseid|en|narrow edge}} {{lb|en|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).
  4. {{lb|en|television}} A margin left at the edges of a shot to allow for the picture being cropped when it arrives at viewers' screens.
  5. {{lb|en|sound recording}} The situation where sound is picked up by a [[microphone]] from a source other than that which is intended.
  6. The removal of air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
  7. {{lb|en|uncountable|RPG}} The phenomenon of [[in character|in-character]] feelings affecting a player's feelings or actions outside of the game.

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