bleed

About 1.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.

   If her nose bleeds, try to use ice.

2. verb To menstruate.
3. verb To let or draw blood from.
4. verb To take large amounts of money from.
5. verb To steadily lose (something vital).

   The company was bleeding talent.

6. verb To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.

   Ink traps counteract bleeding.

7. verb To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
8. verb To tap off high-pressure gas (usually air) from a system that produces high-pressure gas primarily for another purpose.

   At low engine speeds, valves open to bleed some of the highly-compressed air from the later compressor stages, helping to prevent engine surging.

Similar words

hemorrhage phlebotomize shed blood leech run bleeder haemorrhage haemorrhaging nose purge

Often followed by

to and the for from in easily into him

Word family

bled bleeding bleeds