Verb: bleed (bled) bleed
- Lose blood from one's body
"The patient bled severely after the surgery";
- shed blood, hemorrhage [N. Amer], haemorrhage [Brit, Cdn]
- (medicine) draw blood
"In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment";
- leech [archaic], phlebotomize, phlebotomise [Brit]
- Drain of liquid or steam
"the mechanic bled the engine"; "bleed the radiators"
- Be diffused
"These dyes and colours are guaranteed not to bleed";
- run
- Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
"They bled me dry — I have nothing left!"
Derived forms: bled, bleeding, bleeds
Type of: care for, diffuse, discharge, eject, empty, exhaust, expel, extort, fan out, gouge [informal], rack [archaic], release, spread, spread out, squeeze, treat, wring
Encyclopedia: Bleed