bleed
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
lose blood from one's body
Types & categories
- eject hypernym
- menstruate hyponym
Related & opposite
- hemophiliac derivation
- bleeding derivation
Sense 2 verb
draw blood
In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment
Types & categories
- treat hypernym
Related & opposite
- venesection derivation
- leech derivation
- practice of medicine domain topic
Sense 3 verb
get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
They bled me dry--I have nothing left!
Types & categories
- gouge hypernym
Sense 4 verb
be diffused
These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- melt verb group
Sense 5 verb
drain of liquid or steam
bleed the radiators
Types & categories
- empty hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hemophiliac |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bleeding |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | eject |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | menstruate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | venesection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | leech |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | practice of medicine |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | treat |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | gouge |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | melt |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | diffuse |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | crock |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | empty |