BLED

BLEED

bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise

(verb) draw blood; “In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment”

bleed

(verb) drain of liquid or steam; “bleed the radiators”; “the mechanic bled the engine”

run, bleed

(verb) be diffused; “These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run”

bleed

(verb) get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; “They bled me dry--I have nothing left!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Verb

bled

simple past tense and past participle of bleed

Etymology 2

Noun

bled (plural bleds)

(in parts of French North Africa) Hinterland, field.

Source: Wiktionary

Bled,

Definition: imp. & p. p. of Bleed.

BLEED

Bleed, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleeding.] Etym: [OE. bleden, AS. bl, fr. bl 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 nose.

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

3. 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 wounded.

6. 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, v. 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition