bli:d v. & n. --v. (past
and past part. bled) 1 intr.
emit blood. 2 tr.
draw blood
from surgically. 3 a tr.
extort money from. b intr. part
with money lavishly;
suffer extortion. 4 intr. (often foll. by for) suffer wounds or
violent death (bled
for the Revolution). 5 intr. a (of a plant) emit sap. b (of dye)
come out in
water. 6 tr. a
allow (fluid or gas) to
escape from a
closed system through a
valve etc. b
treat (such a system) in
this way. 7
Printing a intr. (of a printed area) be
cut into when pages are trimmed. b tr. cut into the printed
area of when
trimming. c tr.
extend (an illustration) to the cut
edge of a page. --n. an
act of
bleeding (cf. NOSEBLEED). øone's
heart bleeds usu.
iron.
one is
very sorrowful. [OE bledan f. Gmc]