bleeding : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bleeding	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for bleeding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bleeding n the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel [syn: bleeding, hemorrhage, haemorrhage]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bleed \Bleed\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bleeding}.] [OE. bleden, AS. bl[?]dan, fr. bl[?]d blood; akin to Sw. bl[94]da, Dan. bl[94]de, D. bloeden, G. bluten. See {Blood}.] 1. To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose. 2. To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers. 3. To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence. [bd]C[91]sar must bleed.[b8] --Shak. The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. --Pope. 4. To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision. For me the balm shall bleed. --Pope. 5. To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded. 6. To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause. [Colloq.] {To make the heart bleed}, to cause extreme pain, as from sympathy or pity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bleeding \Bleed"ing\, a. Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bleeding \Bleed"ing\, n. A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant.