What does "bleed out" mean?

An instance of exsanguination or of major blood loss.

What is a synonym for "bleed out"?

Common synonyms include: haemorrhage.

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
An instance of exsanguination or of major blood loss. informal
"There are shootings, stabbings, car wrecks, falls and other accidents that can create a fatal bleed out situation."
2
An instance of any system or item that loses its necessary components, such as a machine and its fuel or a company and its money. figuratively

Verb

1
To die due to excess blood loss; to bleed to death. intransitive
"But we never got to take the shot I'd been trained to take, that beautiful single shot that takes out a man's head, or the gutshot—Chris Kyle's favorite—that allows him to bleed out and die a little slower, maybe think about all the ways he might have lived a different and better life."
2
To kill by causing such bloodloss. transitive
3
To leak out; to spread. figuratively, intransitive
"Most slang begins in small communities, but some words bleed out into wider society over time."

"There are shootings, stabbings, car wrecks, falls and other accidents that can create a fatal bleed out situation."