bleed
bleed is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers.
- 2.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.
- 3.To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision. For me the balm shall bleed. Pope.
- 4.To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.
- 5.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.
- 6.To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein.
- 7.To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap. A decaying pine of stately size, bleeding amber. H. Miller.
- 8.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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- above
- advance
- ante
- bank
- beyond
- bought
- bribe
- circulation
- contingent
- cost
- costly
- dear
- dearly
- dearness
- debt
- demand
- deposit
- disburse
- disbursement
- dollar
- donation
- earnest
- excess
- exorbitance
- exorbitant
- expend
- expenditure
- expensive
- extort
- extortion
- extortionate
- extravagance
- extravagant
- eye
- famine
- fancy
- fee
- fleece
- footing
- for
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is bleed.
- What is to withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision. For me the balm shall bleed. Pope called?
- What is to lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein called?
- What is to lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap. A decaying pine of stately size, bleeding amber. H. Miller called?
- What is to draw money from (one); to induce to pay; as, they bled him freely for this fund. [Colloq.] called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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