Verb
lose blood from one''s body

Verb
draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

Verb
drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"

Verb
be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"

Verb
get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"

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v. i.
To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose.

v. i.
To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers.

v. i.
To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence.

v. i.
To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.

v. i.
To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.

v. i.
To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause.

v. t.
To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein.

v. t.
To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap.

v. t.
To draw money from (one); to induce to pay; as, they bled him freely for this fund.

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Bleed

Bleed , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleeding.] [OE. bleden, AS. bldan, fr. bld blood; akin to Sw. bl'94da, Dan. bl'94de, D. bloeden, G. bluten. See Blood.] 1. To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose. 2. To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers. 3. To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence. "C'91sar must bleed." Shak.

The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day.

4. To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.

For me the balm shall bleed.

5. To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded. 6. To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause. [Colloq.] To make the heart bleed, to cause extreme pain, as from sympathy or pity.

Bleed

Bleed, v. t. 1. To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein. 2. To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap.

A decaying pine of stately size, bleeding amber.

3. To draw money from (one); to induce to pay; as, they bled him freely for this fund. [Colloq.]

To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose.

To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein.