Definitions
1.nounAn incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.
2.nounA narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet).
3.noun(sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
4.nounThe removal of air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
5.verb(of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel."If her nose bleeds, try to use ice."
6.verbTo let or draw blood from.
7.verbTo take large amounts of money from.
8.verbTo steadily lose (something vital)."The company was bleeding talent."
9.verb(of an ink or dye) To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper."Ink traps counteract bleeding."
10.verbTo remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
11.verbTo bleed on; to make bloody.
12.verbTo show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood."He was a devoted Vikings fan: he bled purple."
13.verbTo lose sap, gum, or juice."A tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded."
14.verbTo issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.
15.verb(of a phonological rule) To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied."Labialization bleeds palatalization."