to bleed
- verb
- /blid/
- If you keep moving, you might start bleeding more from that cut.
- bleeding profusely
- bleeding from a cut
- bleeding wound
Arnold said that if he bleeds, he dies or something like that.
- Arnold said that if he bleeds, he dies or something like that.
- Some people say if your gums bleed when you floss, you need to floss more.
- It was just stopping bleeding, closing wounds and now praying.
Examples
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Oh, my God, you're bleeding.
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He's bleeding all over the place.
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I know you all must have seen the video of the kid bleeding in class.
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Shot him while he lay there bleeding.
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There was a man in here, he was bleeding.
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Only then did his father realize that he was also bleeding from the heel.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her dress is torn, she is bleeding, and she walks with noticeable difficulty.
Academic text (1998) -
And the victim, terrified, sometimes bruised and still bleeding, was always reassured.
Fiction book (1990) -
My girlfriend and I were just in a bad car accident... she's... she's bleeding and she's unconscious...
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She‘s bleeding too fast, we can't stop it!
Synonyms
To lose so much blood from an injury that you may die
To lose a large amount of blood from a broken blood vessel
To lose blood or cause bleeding during violent fighting
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Etymology
Bleed comes from an old English idea tied to blood, which is the 'red liquid in your body'. So to bleed is to let that liquid out, as when someone is hurt.