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    bleed
    /bliːd/

    verb

    • 1. lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness: "the cut was bleeding steadily" Similar lose bloodhaemorrhage
    • 2. draw blood from (someone), especially as a former method of treatment in medicine: "he didn't bleed his patients with leeches" Similar draw blood fromtechnical:phlebotomizeexsanguinateOpposite transfuse

    noun

    • 1. an instance of bleeding: "a lot of blood was lost from the placental bleed"
    • 2. the escape of fluid or gas from a closed system through a valve: "check the amount of air bleed from the compressor"

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