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Definition 1:
To lose or release blood because of a cut, injury, etc. .
Examples:
She was bleeding from the/her face and hands.
Her lip is bleeding.
The man almost bled to death. [=almost died because he lost too much blood]
Definition 2:
To remove blood from (a person) as part of a medical procedure that was done in past times .
Examples:
Doctors used to bleed their patients in an effort to cure them.
Definition 3:
To remove air or liquid from something .
Examples:
We bled air from the tank.
You’ll need to bleed the car’s brake lines.
Definition 4:
To spread from one area into another .
Examples:
The shirt’s colors might bleed [=run] if you wash it in hot water.
Definition 5:
To gradually spread into or become something else usually + into .
Examples:
Her professional life had begun to bleed [=seep] into her personal life.
Reality bleeds [=blends] into fantasy as the story goes along.
Definition 6:
To take a lot of money from (someone) over a period of time .
Examples:
He complained that his ex-wife was bleeding him of all his money.
Many businesses complain that the new taxes are bleeding them dry. [=are taking all their money]
The country has been bled white by a greedy dictator. [=all the country’s money and resources have been used up by a greedy dictator]
Definition 7:
To lose (money) continually .
Examples:
The company was bleeding a million dollars a day.
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