<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>bled [bled], bleed·ing.</li><li>to lose blood from the vascular system, either internally into the body or externally through a natural orifice or break in the skin: to bleed from the mouth.</li><li>(of injured tissue, excrescences, etc.) to exude blood: a wart that is bleeding.</li><li>(of a plant) to exude sap, resin, etc., from a wound.</li><li>(of dye or paint) to run or become diffused: All the colors bled when the dress was washed.</li><li>(of a liquid) to ooze or flow out.</li><li>to feel pity, sorrow, or anguish: My heart bleeds for you. A nation bleeds for its dead heroes.</li><li>to suffer wounds or death, as in battle: The soldiers bled for the cause.</li><li>(of a broadcast signal) to interfere with another signal: CB transmissions bleeding over into walkie-talkies.</li><li>Printing. (of printed matter) to run off the edges of a page, either by design or through mutilation caused by too close trimming.</li><li>Slang. to pay out money, as when overcharged or threatened with extortion.</li><li>Metallurgy. (of a cooling ingot or casting) to have molten metal force its way through the solidified exterior because of internal gas pressure.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>bled [bled], bleed·ing.</li><li>to cause to lose blood, especially surgically: Doctors no longer bleed their patients to reduce fever.</li><li>to lose or emit (blood or sap).</li><li>to drain or draw sap, water, electricity, etc., from (something): to bleed a pipeline of excess air.</li><li>to remove trapped air from (as an automotive brake system) by opening a bleeder valve.</li><li>to obtain an excessive amount from; extort money from.</li><li>Printing. to permit (printed illustrations or ornamentation) to run off the page or sheet.</li><li>to trim the margin of (a book or sheet) so closely as to mutilate the text or illustration.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Printing. a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.</li><li>a part thus trimmed off.</li><li>Medicine/Medical. an instance of bleeding; hemorrhage: an intracranial bleed.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Printing. characterized by bleeding: a bleed page.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to draw or extract: to bleed off sap from a maple tree; to bleed off static electricity.</li></ul>