bleed

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   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. 2intransitive verb

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

3. 3intransitive verb

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

4. 4intransitive verb

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

5. 5intransitive verb

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

6. 6intransitive verb

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

7. 7transitive verb

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

8. 8transitive verb

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

9. 9transitive verb

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

10. 10verb

    lose blood from one's body

    Synonyms

    hemorrhage
11. 11verb

    draw blood

    "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

    Synonyms

    leechphlebotomisephlebotomize
12. 12verb

    drain of liquid or steam

    "bleed the radiators"

    "the mechanic bled the engine"

13. 13verb

    be diffused

    "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"

    Synonyms

    run
14. 14verb

    get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone

    "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"