Clues for the word "BLEED"

We've had 81 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 168 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on February 28, 2026.

Definition of bleed

v. i. - To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose.
v. i. - To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers.
v. i. - To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence.
v. i. - To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.
v. i. - To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.
v. i. - To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause.
v. t. - To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein.
v. t. - To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap.
v. t. - To draw money from (one); to induce to pay; as, they bled him freely for this fund.