[bliːd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness
(e.g: the cut was bleeding steadily)

- draw blood from (someone), especially as a former method of treatment in medicine
(e.g: he didn't bleed his patients with leeches)

- allow (fluid or gas) to escape from a closed system through a valve
(e.g: open the isolating valves and bleed air from the pump chamber)

- (of a liquid substance such as dye or colour) seep into an adjacent colour or area
(e.g: I worked loosely with the oils, allowing colours to bleed into one another)


Phrases:
- bleed someone or something dry
- my heart bleeds for —

Origin:
Old English blēdan, of Germanic origin; related to blood

[bliːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an instance of bleeding
(e.g: a lot of blood was lost from the placental bleed)

- the escape of fluid or gas from a closed system through a valve
(e.g: check the amount of air bleed from the compressor)

- an instance of printing an illustration or design so as to leave no margin after the page has been trimmed
(e.g: the picture has an unfortunate bleed)


Phrases:
- bleed someone or something dry
- my heart bleeds for —

Origin:
Old English blēdan, of Germanic origin; related to blood