Definition of Bleeding
Bleeding
Bleed·ing
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
Emitting or losing blood, especially severely or excessively.
e.g. The patient was bleeding profusely from the deep wound.
(verb)
losing blood from some part of the body due to injury or illness;
e.g. She was bleeding from the cut on her finger.
(verb)
(informal) draining the resources and/or money from someone or something;
e.g. The project is bleeding the company of funding without yielding much profit.
(verb)
allowing liquid or gas to exit a closed system, especially through a valve;
e.g. He was bleeding the tank to reduce the pressure in it.
(verb)
seeping or flowing into a neighboring area, especially describing colors;
e.g. There are ways to prevent the colors from bleeding and ruining your painting.
(adjective)
(informal British) used as an emphasis, usually to express being annoyed;
e.g. We couldn't hear a bleeding thing because of all the noise.
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