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English verb: bleed | |||
| 1. | bleed (body) lose blood from one's body | ||
| Examples | Did his feet bleed? | ||
| Synonyms | hemorrhage, shed blood | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flow, menstruate | ||
| 2. | bleed (body) draw blood | ||
| Samples | In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment. | ||
| Synonyms | leech, phlebotomise, phlebotomize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care for, treat | ||
| Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||
| 3. | bleed (possession) get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone | ||
| Samples | They bled me dry--I have nothing left!. | ||
| Examples | They bleed him of all his money | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring | ||
| 4. | bleed (motion) be diffused | ||
| Samples | These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run. | ||
| Synonyms | run | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diffuse, fan out, spread, spread out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crock | ||
| Verb group | melt, melt down, run | ||
| 5. | bleed (change) drain of liquid or steam | ||
| Samples | Bleed the radiators. The mechanic bled the engine. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | empty | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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