Bleed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lose blood from one's body

draw blood

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænɐkˌɪnz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪtɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪtɪʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈænɐkˌɪnz/.

Examples

In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment
They bled me dry--I have nothing left!
These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

run phlebotomize leech shed blood hemorrhage phlebotomise

Parts of Speech

verb	lose blood from one's body
verb	draw blood “In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment”
verb	get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone “They bled me dry--I have nothing left!”
verb	be diffused “These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run”
verb	drain of liquid or steam “bleed the radiators”

Word Forms

bleeder	noun	someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
bleeding	noun	the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
hemorrhage	noun	the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
leech	noun	carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
phlebotomy	noun	surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bluten

Blut aus dem Körper verlieren

🇫🇷French

saigner

perdre du sang de son corps

🇪🇸Spanish

sangrar

perder sangre del cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

sanguinare

perdere sangue dal proprio corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

bloeden

bloed uit het lichaam verliezen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sangrar

perder sangue do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

истекать кровью

терять кровь из своего тела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ब्लीड

किसी के शरीर से खून निकलना

🇧🇩Bengali

রক্তপাত

শরীর থেকে রক্ত ক্ষয়

🇮🇳Tamil

இரத்தப்போக்கு

ஒருவரின் உடலில் இருந்து இரத்தத்தை இழக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

రక్తస్రావం

ఒకరి శరీరం నుండి రక్తాన్ని కోల్పోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

रक्तस्त्राव

शरीरातून रक्त कमी होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રક્તસ્ત્રાવ

શરીરમાંથી લોહી ગુમાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಕ್ತಸ್ರಾವ

ಒಬ್ಬರ ದೇಹದಿಂದ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്തസ്രാവം

ഒരാളുടെ ശരീരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് രക്തം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੂਨ ਵਗਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਖੂਨ ਗੁਆਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خون بہنا

کسی کے جسم سے خون کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流血

失去身体的血液

🇯🇵Japanese

出血する

体から血液を失う

🇰🇷Korean

출혈

몸에서 피를 흘리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chảy máu

mất máu từ cơ thể của một người

🇹🇭Thai

มีเลือดออก

เสียเลือดจากร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdarah

kehilangan darah dari tubuh seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

dumugo

nawawalan ng dugo sa katawan

🇲🇾Malay

berdarah

kehilangan darah dari badan seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ينزف

فقدان الدم من الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

خونریزی

از دست دادن خون از بدن

🇹🇷Turkish

kanama

vücudundan kan kaybetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְדַמֵם

לאבד דם מהגוף

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