bleed
/ˈbliːd/ verb B1- To shed blood through an injured blood vessel. · If her nose bleeds, try to use ice.
- To menstruate.
- To let or draw blood from.
- To take large amounts of money from.
- To steadily lose (something vital). · The company was bleeding talent.
- To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper. · Ink traps counteract bleeding.
- 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.
He/she/it bleeds · Past bled · Past participle bled · -ing form bleeding
Verb forms
- Base form
- bleed
- He/she/it
- bleeds
- Past
- bled
- Past participle
- bled
- -ing form
- bleeding
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The Witch did not bleed where she was bitten, for she was so wicked that the blood in her had dried up many years before.
I do not see any indications of bleeding on the line.”
“And yet one would have expected some bleeding.
Of course, there was no bleeding on the line if the body had bled elsewhere.
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