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bleeds the monkey

bleeds the monkey is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bleed the monkey.

Meaning of bleed the monkey

Verb

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

  1. (slang) Synonym of suck the monkey (“to surreptitiously drink alcohol from a cask through an inserted tube”).
    • He invented the 'monkey fist' — a knot which gives weight to a heaving line; the union plate he called a 'monkey face' and, in times of merrymaking, he frequently 'bled the monkey' to get his grog.1969, Lookout: Annual report issue, volumes 60-62
    Synonyms:
    suck the monkey

Questions about bleeds the monkey

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

Words near bleeds the monkey in the dictionary

  1. bleeds dry
  2. bleeds for
  3. bleeds like a pig
  4. bleeds out
  5. bleeds red ink
  6. bleeds the monkey
  7. bleeds white
  8. bleedthrough
  9. bleedthroughs
  10. bleedy
  11. bleekbok

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