stop the bleeding

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, the, bleeding.

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Meanings

verbstop the bleeding (third-person singular simple present stops the bleeding, present participle stopping the bleeding, simple past and past participle stopped the bleeding)

present singular third person stops the bleeding · participle present stopping the bleeding · participle past stopped the bleeding · past stopped the bleeding

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, the, bleeding.
  2. idiomaticTo recover by interrupting a string of losses, disappointments, etc.
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APA

stop the bleeding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20the%20bleeding

MLA

“stop the bleeding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20the%20bleeding. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stop the bleeding,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20the%20bleeding.

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