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.]
Bleed (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bled (&?;); p. pr. & vb.
n. Bleeding.]
[OE. bleden, AS. bl&?;dan, fr. bl&?;d blood; akin to Sw. blöda, Dan. blöde, 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. "Cæsar 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.
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