bleed

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verb

1. lose blood from one's body (Freq. 10)
• Syn:
shed blood, hemorrhage
• Derivationally related forms:
hemorrhage (for: hemorrhage), bleeder, bleeding
• Hypernyms:
exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
• Hyponyms:
menstruate, flow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Did his feet bleed?
2. draw blood (Freq. 2)
- In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment
• Syn:
leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise
• Derivationally related forms:
phlebotomy (for: phlebotomize), leech (for: leech)
• Topics:
medicine, practice of medicine
• Hypernyms:
treat, care for
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
- They bled me dry--I have nothing left!
• Hypernyms:
extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- They bleed him of all his money
4. be diffused
- These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
• Syn:
run
• Hypernyms:
diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out
• Hyponyms:
crock
• Verb Group:
melt, run, melt down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. drain of liquid or steam
- bleed the radiators
- the mechanic bled the engine
• Hypernyms:
empty
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  run, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise, shed blood, hemorrhage