bled



 Bled imp. & p. p. of Bleed.

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 Bleed v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bled p. pr. & vb. n. Bleeding.]
 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.”
    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 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,
          phlebotomise]
      3: get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone;
         "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
      4: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to
         run" [syn: run]
      5: drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the
         mechanic bled the engine"
      [also: bled]


 bled
      See bleed