BLEEDING

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

Example: "If her nose bleeds, try to use ice."

To let or draw blood from.

To take large amounts of money from.

To steadily lose (something vital).

Example: "The company was bleeding talent."

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

Example: "Ink traps counteract bleeding."

To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.

To bleed on; to make bloody.

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

Example: "He was a devoted vikings fan: he bled purple."

To lose sap, gum, or juice.

Example: "A tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded."

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

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

Example: "Labialization bleeds palatalization."