BLEED

/ˈbliːd/

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Definition

/ˈbliːd/

noun

An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.
A 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).
(sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.

verb

(of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
“If her nose bleeds, try to use ice.”
To let or draw blood from.
To take large amounts of money from.

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