bench bleed

verb

To bleed a master cylinder.

Meanings

verbbench bleed (third-person singular simple present bench bleeds, present participle bench bleeding, simple past and past participle bench bled or bench bleeded)

present singular third person bench bleeds · participle present bench bleeding · participle past bench bled · past bench bled · participle past bench bleeded · past bench bleeded

  1. engineeringTo bleed a master cylinder.

Origin

This process is usually done while sitting on a bench.

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APA

bench bleed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench%20bleed

MLA

“bench bleed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench%20bleed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bench bleed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench%20bleed.

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