bleed vs reject

bleed

verb
  • To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision. 

  • To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood. 

  • To (cause to) extend to the edge of the page, without leaving any margin. 

  • To lose money. 

  • To tap off high-pressure gas (usually air) from a system that produces high-pressure gas primarily for another purpose. 

  • To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper. 

  • To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied. 

  • To steadily lose (something vital). 

  • To take large amounts of money from. 

  • To lose blood through an injured blood vessel. 

  • To let or draw blood from. 

  • To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids. 

  • To lose sap, gum, or juice. 

noun
  • The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended. 

  • The removal of air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids. 

  • The phenomenon of in-character feelings affecting a player's feelings or actions outside of the game. 

  • An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia. 

  • A narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet). 

  • A system for tapping hot, high-pressure air from a gas turbine engine for purposes such as cabin pressurization and airframe anti-icing. 

reject

verb
  • To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court. 

  • To refuse a romantic advance. 

  • To refuse to accept. 

noun
  • A rejected takeoff. 

  • A rejected defective product in a production line. 

  • Something that is rejected. 

  • An unpopular person. 

How often have the words bleed and reject occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )