bleed

1. 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. Source: opted

2. v. i. To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers. Source: opted

3. v. i. To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence. Source: opted

4. v. i. To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision. Source: opted

5. v. i. To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded. Source: opted

6. v. i. To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause. Source: opted

7. v. t. To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein. Source: opted

8. v. t. To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap. Source: opted

9. v. t. To draw money from (one); to induce to pay; as, they bled him freely for this fund. Source: opted

10. v. lose blood from one's body Source: wordnet

11. v. draw blood Source: wordnet

12. v. get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone Source: wordnet

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