bleeding meaning
- The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
- hemorrhage [N. Amer], haemorrhage [Brit, Cdn]
Usage: Brit
Verb: bleed (bled) bleed
- Lose blood from one's body
- shed blood, hemorrhage [N. Amer], haemorrhage [Brit, Cdn] - Draw blood
"In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
- leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise [Brit] - Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
"They bled me dry--I have nothing left!" - Be diffused
- run - Drain of liquid or steam
"bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"
Derived forms: bleedings
See also: bleeder
Type of: care for, diffuse, discharge, eject, empty, exhaust, expel, extort, fan out, gouge, harm, hurt, injury, rack, release, spread, spread out, squeeze, trauma, treat, wring
Encyclopedia: Bleed
Bleeding[British slang]
Adv. Used as an intensive. E.g."That bleeding idiot from next door is drunk again.”
[Architecture]
1.
The upward penetration of a coloring pigment from a substrate through a topcoat of paint.
2.The oozing of grout from below a road-surfacing material to the surface in hot weather.
3.Exudation of one or more components of a sealant, with possible absorption by adjacent porous surfaces.
4.The autogenous flow of mixing water within, or its emergence from, newly placed concrete or mortar; caused by the settlement of the solid materials within the mass or by drainage of mixing water; also called water gain.
5.The diffusion of coloring matter through a coating from the substrate, or the discoloration that arises from such a process.
[Medicine]
Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel. n : an act, instance, or result of being bled or the process by which something is bled: as
a : the escape of blood from vessels : HEMORRHAGE
b : the operation of bleeding a person medically : PHLEBOTOMY
Examples
More: Next- it was the little boy's heart that was bleeding.
- we are n't a bit afraid of bleeding and sweating.
- the bleeding may keep my left hand from cramping.
- sepsis and bleeding caused numerous deaths.
- the bleeding has been mild but very prolonged.