verb
Meaning 1
To drain of blood extensively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exsanguinate
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bleed white
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verb
Meaning 2
To cause life-threatening hardship through deprivation of essential resources.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, informal, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: обескро́вить (obeskróvitʹ) — to drain someone of their blood
- Russian: обескро́вливать (obeskróvlivatʹ) — to drain someone of their blood
- Ukrainian: знекро́влювати (znekróvljuvaty) — to drain someone of their blood
- Ukrainian: знекро́вити (znekróvyty) — to drain someone of their blood
- Greek: ξαιματώνω (xaimatóno) — to take someone's money
- Russian: вы́качать все де́ньги (výkačatʹ vse dénʹgi) — to take someone's money
- Russian: обобра́ть до ни́тки (obobrátʹ do nítki) — to take someone's money
- French: saigner à blanc — to cut off supplies
- German: ausbluten — to cut off supplies