bleed 
/ˈbli:d/ verb
bleeds; bled /ˈbli:d/ verb /ˈblɛd/; bleed·ing 1 [no obj] : to lose or release blood because of a cut, injury, etc.
▪ 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] 2 [+ obj] : to remove blood from (a person) as part of a medical procedure that was done in past times
▪ Doctors used to bleed their patients in an effort to cure them. 3 [+ obj] : to remove air or liquid from something
▪ We bled air from the tank. ▪ You'll need to bleed the car's brake lines. 4 [no obj] a of dye, ink, paint, etc. : to spread from one area into another
▪ The shirt's colors might bleed [=run] if you wash it in hot water.
b : to gradually spread into or become something else — usually + into ▪ Her professional life had begun to bleed [=seep] into her personal life. ▪ Reality bleeds [=blends] into fantasy as the story goes along. 5 [+ obj] informal : to take a lot of money from (someone) over a period of time
▪ 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] 6 [+ obj] informal : to lose (money) continually
▪ The company was bleeding a million dollars a day.
▪ 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]
▪ Doctors used to bleed their patients in an effort to cure them.
▪ We bled air from the tank. ▪ You'll need to bleed the car's brake lines.
▪ The shirt's colors might bleed [=run] if you wash it in hot water.
b : to gradually spread into or become something else — usually + into ▪ Her professional life had begun to bleed [=seep] into her personal life. ▪ Reality bleeds [=blends] into fantasy as the story goes along.
▪ 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]
▪ The company was bleeding a million dollars a day.
your heart bleeds for — see heart
