Entry Word: bleed

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to feel deep sadness or mental pain <her heart bleeds for the homeless people she sees on her way to work> — see grieve
2 to flow forth slowly through small openings <pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark> — see exude
3 to remove (liquid) gradually or completely <bleed water from the radiators> — see drain 1
4 to rob by the use of trickery or threats <the confidence men bled the elderly couple of their life savings> — see fleece