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bleed

/ˈbliːd/

An illustration for bleed

verb1 of 2

to lose blood because of an injury

  • “He punched me in the nose, causing it to bleed.”Tatoeba
  • “Put direct pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

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).

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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