Definition of "bleed"
- verb
To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
To let or draw blood from an animal.
To take large amounts of money from.
To steadily lose (something vital).
To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.
To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing fluids.
To bleed on; to make bloody.
To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.
- noun
An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.
In printing (1): 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).
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