[bleed] 
verb, bled [bled] , bleed⋅ing, noun, adjective | 1. | to lose blood from the vascular system, either internally into the body or externally through a natural orifice or break in the skin: to bleed from the mouth. |
| 2. | (of injured tissue, excrescences, etc.) to exude blood: a wart that is bleeding. |
| 3. | (of a plant) to exude sap, resin, etc., from a wound. |
| 4. | (of dye or paint) to run or become diffused: All the colors bled when the dress was washed. |
| 5. | (of a liquid) to ooze or flow out. |
| 6. | to feel pity, sorrow, or anguish: My heart bleeds for you. A nation bleeds for its dead heroes. |
| 7. | to suffer wounds or death, as in battle: The soldiers bled for the cause. |
| 8. | (of a broadcast signal) to interfere with another signal: CB transmissions bleeding over into walkie-talkies. |
| 9. | Printing. (of printed matter) to run off the edges of a page, either by design or through mutilation caused by too close trimming. |
| 10. | Slang. to pay out money, as when overcharged or threatened with extortion. |
| 11. | Metallurgy. (of a cooling ingot or casting) to have molten metal force its way through the solidified exterior because of internal gas pressure. |
| 12. | to cause to lose blood, esp. surgically: Doctors no longer bleed their patients to reduce fever. |
| 13. | to lose or emit (blood or sap). |
| 14. | to drain or draw sap, water, electricity, etc., from (something): to bleed a pipeline of excess air. |
| 15. | to remove trapped air from (as an automotive brake system) by opening a bleeder valve. |
| 16. | to obtain an excessive amount from; extort money from. |
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| 19. | Medicine/Medical. an instance of bleeding; hemorrhage: an intracranial bleed. |
| 20. | Printing. characterized by bleeding: a bleed page. |
| 21. | bleed off, to draw or extract: to bleed off sap from a maple tree; to bleed off static electricity. |
| 22. | bleed white. white (def. 41). |
bleed (blēd)
v. bled (blěd), bleed·ing, bleeds
To lose blood as a result of rupture or severance of blood vessels.
To take or remove blood from.
