Bleeding

Bleeding
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. [1913 Webster]

2. To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

4. To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision. [1913 Webster]

For me the balm shall bleed. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

5. To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded. [1913 Webster]

6. To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

{To make the heart bleed}, to cause extreme pain, as from sympathy or pity. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Bleeding — Bleed ing, a. Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bleeding — Bleed ing, n. A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Bleeding Me — Single infobox Name = Bleeding Me Artist = Metallica from Album = Load B side = Bleeding Me (Radio edit) Released = 1997 Recorded = May 1995 February 1996 at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California Genre = Hard rock Length = 8:18 Writer = Kirk… …   Wikipedia

  • bleeding — /blee ding/, n. 1. the act, fact, or process of losing blood or having blood flow. 2. the act or process of drawing blood from a person, esp. surgically; bloodletting. 3. the extension of color beyond an edge or border, esp. so as to combine with …   Universalium

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