bled

1. (of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.

   If her nose bleeds, try to use ice.

2. To let or draw blood from.
3. To take large amounts of money from.
4. To steadily lose (something vital).

   The company was bleeding talent.

5. (of an ink or dye) To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.

   Ink traps counteract bleeding.

6. To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
7. To bleed on; to make bloody.
8. To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.

   He was a devoted Vikings fan: he bled purple.

9. To lose sap, gum, or juice.

   A tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.

10. To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.
11. (of a phonological rule) To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied.

    Labialization bleeds palatalization.

noun

(in parts of French North Africa) Hinterland, field.