1. past tense and past participle of bleed; to lose blood from the body
2. past tense and past participle of bleed; to gradually lose liquid, color, or other substance
3. past tense and past participle of bleed; to drain someone of money or resources
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The cut on his finger bled for several minutes.
• She bled heavily after the accident and needed medical attention.
• The red shirt bled onto the white clothes in the wash.
• The ink bled through the thin paper.
• The company had bled money for years before going bankrupt.
• High taxes bled the small business dry.
• The wound bled until pressure was applied.