Outbleed

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

The bleeding or release of air from a system..

Definitions by Sense

1. The bleeding or release of air from a system.
2. (transitive) To bleed more than; to lose more blood than.
3. (transitive, figurative) To win (a battle) by being willing to accept more casualties or injuries.

Example Sentences

With shrouding to prevent this outbleed, thrusts 5 to 10 percent less than those of the unperforated nozzle were obtained.

The mass flow m is constant along the duct, that is no mass flow inbleed or outbleed occurs;

Control of the moisture within the tunnel circuit is maintained with the dry-air inbleed and outbleed system (described in ref. 9) in conjunction with a water-injection system.

And there is enough gore to outbleed “Ben-Hur.”

But my heart is bigger than your heart, And I will outbleed you.

Though one autumn morning poppies may suddenly flare out in full bloom, their skirts outrageously seeming to outbleed a maimed human being

Now he realizes that he has more blood than she does, and can probably outbleed her, but he's about to faint even, before cutting himself, and he decides to forfeit, and she wins. Never get into a bleeding contest with a suicidal girl!

The conflict in Europe must inevitably show that the standard of justice is not established by the power of one nation to outbleed another.

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• outbleeds
• outbleeding
• outbled

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