bleeds

/หˆbliหdz/

IPA: /B L IY1 D Z/

noun
  1. 1

    An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.

  2. 2

    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).

  3. 3

    (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.

  4. 4

    The removal of air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.

verb
  1. 1

    (of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.

    โ€œIf her nose bleeds, try to use ice.โ€

  2. 2

    To let or draw blood from.

  3. 3

    To take large amounts of money from.

  4. 4

    To steadily lose (something vital).

    โ€œThe company was bleeding talent.โ€

  5. 5

    (of an ink or dye) To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.

    โ€œInk traps counteract bleeding.โ€

  6. 6

    To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.

  7. 7

    To bleed on; to make bloody.

  8. 8

    To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.

    โ€œHe was a devoted Vikings fan: he bled purple.โ€

  9. 9

    To lose sap, gum, or juice.

    โ€œA tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.โ€

  10. 10

    To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.

  11. 11

    (of a phonological rule) To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied.

    โ€œLabialization bleeds palatalization.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bleed, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bleeds