26984 words

hemorrhage

4 definitions • 2 examples
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US spelling of
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a large flow of blood from a damaged blood vessel (= tube that carries blood around the body)
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to lose a large amount of blood in a short time:

Examples:

The car accident caused him to hemorrhage internally.
fig. The company was allowed to hemorrhage money (= lose a lot of money) for more than two years before the government closed it down.
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