Bleeding - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Bleeding :  (noun)

1: flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels [syn: hemorrhage, haemorrhage]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Bleed \Bleed\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleeding.] [OE. bleden, AS. bl?dan, fr. bl?d blood; akin to Sw. bl["o]da, Dan. bl["o]de, D. bloeden, G. bluten. See Blood.] 1. To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose.

2. To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers.

3. To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence. ``C[ae]sar must bleed.'' --Shak.

The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. --Pope.

4. To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.

For me the balm shall bleed. --Pope.

5. To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.

6. To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause. [Colloq.]

To make the heart bleed, to cause extreme pain, as from sympathy or pity.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Bleeding : \Bleed"ing\, a. Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Bleeding : \Bleed"ing\, n. A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Bleeding

gypsygospel: Billy Thomas needs prayer. He has split his skull and has a Bleeding brain - they are operating now.
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