Bled

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bleed \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.
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     2. To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A.
        bleeds in fevers.
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     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.
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              The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. --Pope.
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     4. To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.
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              For me the balm shall bleed.          --Pope.
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     5. To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds
        when tapped or wounded.
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     6. To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as,
        to bleed freely for a cause. [Colloq.]
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     {To make the heart bleed}, to cause extreme pain, as from
        sympathy or pity.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bled \Bled\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Bleed}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bled
       See {bleed}