Bleat or bleat means the cry of a calf, sheep, or goat, or a noise that resembles this--
When our dog hears the bleat of a calf, he runs to look for it.
He makes a sound like the bleat of a goat, and the children all laugh.
We hear the bleat of that car alarm nearly every night.
Bleat, said of a calf, sheep, or goat, may also mean to make a cry, or said of a person, to make such a noise, or to complain uselessly and foolishly--
I can hear the calf bleat from here; is he stuck in something?
Well, there's no need to bleat like a sheep over it; that won't help.
Bleed or bleed means to issue forth blood, as when injured--
It won't bleed so much if you hold a bandage over it and press down.
He feels faint if he sees someone bleed.
Bleed or bleed may also mean to run or flow out, as dye from cloth, or sap from a cut on a tree--
The dye may bleed if you wash that in hot water.
The tree will bleed where you pruned it; paint the end if it doesn't stop.
Bleed may mean to draw out air or water, as from a pipeline--
You have to bleed the air out of the radiators before you turn on the heat.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Don't bleat like a calf; go and get a bandage so it won't bleed all over."
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