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. ``C[ae]sar 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.