BLEED

[verb] [I] [past:] bled - to lose bloodYour arm is bleeding.He'd been wounded in the arm and he was bleeding heavily.In the past, to bleed someone was to make them lose blood, as a cure for an illness.You bleed a closed system such as a radiator or a brake to remove air from it to make it work correctly.(informal) To bleed someone dry/white is to take a lot of their money from them over a period of time.The West is bleeding poorer countries dry through interest payments on their debts.(disapproving) A bleeding heart is someone who shows too much sympathy for everyone.He said he was sick of bleeding-heart liberal politicians.