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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bleed \Bleed\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bled}; p. pr & vb n. {Bleeding}.] [OE. bleden, AS bl?dan, fr bl?d blood; akin to Sw bl["o]da, Dan. bl["o]de, 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[ae]sar must bleed.'' --Shak. 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.] {To make the heart bleed}, to cause extreme pain, as from sympathy or pity. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --H. Miller. 3. To draw money from (one); to induce to pay as they bled him freely for this fund. [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bleed v 1: lose blood from one's body [syn: {shed blood}, {hemorrhage}] 2: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" [syn: {leech}, {phlebotomize}] 3: be diffused; of dyes and colors [syn: {run}] 4: drain of water; "bleed the radiators"
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