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bleeds dry

bleeds dry is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bleeds dry

What is bleeds dry the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bleeds dry is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bleed dry.

Words near bleeds dry in the dictionary

  1. bleeding-heart monkeys
  2. bleeding-hearts
  3. bleedingly
  4. bleedings
  5. bleeds
  6. bleeds dry
  7. bleeds for
  8. bleeds like a pig
  9. bleeds out
  10. bleeds red ink
  11. bleeds the monkey

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