bled

Oozed from wounds

Bled is the past tense and past participle of bleed.

A wound bled, a patient was bled by leeches, a radiator was bled of air.

Figuratively, someone who was bled dry lost all their money or resources: The divorce bled him dry.

Colors that bled ran into adjacent areas: The red dye bled into the white fabric.

medical

hemorrhage

Profuse discharge of blood

bloodlettingTherapeutic withdrawal of fluid
phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously

exsanguination · hemophilia · anemia · hemostasis · coagulation · platelets · plasma · arterial · venous · vascular

wound

cut

Severance or reduction

gashDeep, ragged incision
lacerationTorn, ragged wound
scrapeRub harshly against

injury · puncture · abrasion · incision · clot · bandage · gauze · stitch · suture · scab

drained

exhausted

Utterly depleted of energy

depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
sappedDepleted of vitality
spentExhausted or disbursed

weakened · dry · empty · tapped · milked · squeezed · consumed · impoverished · bankrupt · extorted

color

run

Move swiftly on foot

spreadTo distribute widely
seepFlow slowly through
leachExtract by percolation

diffuse · saturate · stain · smear · feather · fade · wash · dye · tint · blot

Categories

bloodplasma, platelet, platelets, hemoglobin, RBC
past tense verbswent, got, had, did, said
past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
French slangargot, bobo, bolos, flipper, mater
Moroccan Culturetagine, couscous, medina, souk, djellaba

Opposites

blood flow/loss

Solidified into masses

coagulated · stanched · healed · sealed · scabbed

RESOURCE DEPLETION (figurative)

Made more valuable

replenished · filled · profited · accumulated · gained

ink/color spread

bledset

Arrange in position

fixed · stayed · dried · colorfast

Phrases

bleeding heartOverly sentimental liberal
bleed outFatally lose blood
internal bleedingBlood pooling inside tissues
bleeding outDying from blood loss
bleed dryDeplete of all resources
stop the bleedingControl active hemorrhage

Family

bleed, bleeding, bleeds, bleeder, bleeders

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