outbleed

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The bleeding or release of air from a system.

   • 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.
2. 2

   To bleed more than

   To bleed more than; to lose more blood than.

   • 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
3. 3

   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.
   • Warren had tried to act rationally and humanely under a general whose main strategy was to bludgeon his opponent to death, to outbleed him.

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