Bleed — Defs

01 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.

imp. & p. p. Bled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleeding

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.
“The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day.” — Pope.
4.
To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.
“For me the balm shall bleed.” — Pope.
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.]

Phrases & compounds

To make the heart bleed — to cause extreme pain, as from sympathy or pity.

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

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