bleed
🇺🇸
/bliːd/
🇬🇧
/bliːd/
verb
C1
to lose blood from the body
If you cut yourself, you may bleed.
R
to take blood from someone as an old medical treatment
Doctors used to bleed patients to treat sickness.
R
to make someone pay too much money
That store will bleed you dry with high prices.
R
to remove air or liquid from something to fix it
You need to bleed the air from the pipes to stop the noise.
R
to spread or mix into something else
The red ink will bleed through the paper if it gets wet.
translation
to lose blood from the body; to take blood from someone as an old medical treatment; to make someone pay too much money; to remove air or liquid from something to fix it; to spread or mix into something else
Word Forms
3rd Present
bleeds
Past
bled
Perfect
bled
Progressive
bleeding