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outbleeding

outbleeding is the present participle and gerund of outbleed.

Meaning of outbleed

Verb

outbleed (third-person singular simple present outbleeds, present participle outbleeding, simple past and past participle outbled)

  1. (transitive) To bleed more than; to lose more blood than.
    • And there is enough gore to outbleed “Ben-Hur.”1963, Show: The Magazine of the Performing Arts - Volume 3, Part 2, page 28
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To win (a battle) by being willing to accept more casualties or injuries.
    • The conflict in Europe must inevitably show that the standard of justice is not established by the power of one nation to outbleed another.1915, Fordham College Monthly - Volume 34, page 21

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Questions about outbleeding

What is outbleeding the present participle and gerund of?
Outbleeding is the present participle and gerund of outbleed.

Words near outbleeding in the dictionary

  1. outbleated
  2. outbleating
  3. outbleats
  4. outbled
  5. outbleed
  6. outbleeding
  7. outbleeds
  8. outbless
  9. outblessed
  10. outblesses
  11. outblessing

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