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Meaning of bleed

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bleed
      v 1: lose blood from one's body [syn: {shed blood}, {bleed},
           {hemorrhage}]
      2: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients
         as part of the treatment" [syn: {bleed}, {leech},
         {phlebotomize}, {phlebotomise}]
      3: get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone;
         "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
      4: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to
         run" [syn: {run}, {bleed}]
      5: drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the
         mechanic bled the engine"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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