bleed

bleed [bli:d] v past tense and past participle bled [bled]

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1¦(blood)¦

2¦(money)¦

3¦(air/liquid)¦

4¦(colour)¦

5 bleed red ink

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[: Old English; Origin: bledan, from blod; BLOOD]

1.) ¦(BLOOD)¦

a)

to lose blood, especially because of an injury

▪ Your nose is bleeding.

▪ Tragically, she bled to death .

bleed profusely/heavily

(=bleed a lot)

▪ Mrs Burke was found unconscious and bleeding profusely.

b) [T]

to take some blood from someone's body, done in the past in order to treat a disease

▪ When he fell sick several days later, he had a doctor bleed him.

2.) ¦(MONEY)¦ [T]

to force someone to pay an unreasonable amount of money over a period of time

▪ His ex-wife clearly intends to bleed him for every last penny.

bleed sb dry/white

(=take all their money, possessions etc)

▪ The ten-year war has bled the country dry.

3.) ¦(AIR/LIQUID)¦ [T]

to remove air or liquid from a system in order to make it work properly, for example from a heating system

▪ We need to bleed the radiators.

4.) ¦(COLOUR)¦ [I]

to spread from one area of cloth or paper to another

= ↑run

▪ Wash it in cold water so the colours don't bleed.

5.) bleed red ink [i]informal

if a company or business bleeds red ink, it loses a lot of money rather than making money

▪ Analysts predict the retailer will continue to bleed red ink, with losses topping $180 million.

→my heart bleeds (for sb) at ↑heart