Bleed word meaning and definition

[verb] lose blood from one's body
[verb] draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
[verb] drain of water; "bleed the radiators"
[verb] be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
[verb] get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"

\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.
\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.]

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