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Feb 14, 2012
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Synonyms for bleeding

Noun

1. bleeding, hemorrhage, haemorrhage, injury, hurt, harm, trauma
usage: flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels

Verb

1. shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage, discharge, expel, eject, release
usage: lose blood from one's body
2. bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise, treat, care for
usage: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
3. bleed, extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
usage: get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
4. run, bleed, diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out
usage: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
5. bleed, empty
usage: drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"
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