bleed

Verbs

  • (v) lose blood from one's body hemorrhage, shed blood,
  • (v) draw blood
    • In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment
    leech, phlebotomise, phlebotomize,
  • (v) get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
    • They bled me dry--I have nothing left!
  • (v) be diffused
    • These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run
    run,
  • (v) drain of liquid or steam
    • bleed the radiators
    • the mechanic bled the engine

Synonyms

hemorrhage shed blood leech phlebotomise phlebotomize run

Words of close approximity

bleep
bleb bleu
bleak blear bleat bleep blend bless blest
bleeder bleeder's disease bleeding bleeding heart bleeding tooth