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Webster 1913 Edition
Bleed
Bleed
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bleeding
.] [OE.
bleden
, AS. bl[GREEK]dan
, fr. bl[GREEK]d
blood; akin to Sw. blöda
, Dan. blöde
, 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 nose2.
To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood;
as, Dr. A.
. bleeds
in fevers3.
To lose or shed one’s blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence.
“Cæsar 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 wounded6.
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
,Verb.
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.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Bleed
BLEED
,Verb.
I.
1.
To lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds.2.
To die a violent death, or by slaughter.The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to day.
3.
To issue forth, or drop as blood, from an incision; to lose sap, gum or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds.For me the balm shall bleed.
The heart bleeds, is a phrase used to denote extreme pain from sympathy or pity.
BLEED
,Verb.
T.