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bleeding dry

bleeding dry is the present participle and gerund of bleed dry.

Meaning of bleed dry

Verb

bleed dry (third-person singular simple present bleeds dry, present participle bleeding dry, simple past and past participle bled dry)

  1. (transitive) To wait until all the blood of (a slaughtered animal) has drained off.
    • Slaughtered livestock is usually bled dry prior to butchering.
  2. (figuratively, informal, transitive) To take all of someone's money or resources; to bleed white.

Questions about bleeding dry

What is bleeding dry the present participle and gerund of?
Bleeding dry is the present participle and gerund of bleed dry.

Words near bleeding dry in the dictionary

  1. bleedholes
  2. bleedier
  3. bleediest
  4. bleedin'
  5. bleeding
  6. bleeding dry
  7. bleeding edge
  8. bleeding edges
  9. bleeding for
  10. bleeding heart
  11. bleeding hearts

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