Synonyms for bleed

verb

1. To lose blood

   shed blood, be bleeding, have unstaunched wounds, hemorrhage, have a hemorrhage.

2. To issue as blood

   fall drop by drop, gush, spurt, ooze; see flow 2.

3. *To extort money

   extort, impoverish, pauperize, exhaust one's resources, drain, bleed white*, blackmail, confiscate, put the squeeze on*, strong-arm*, put the screws to*; see also steal.

4. To let blood

   cup, draw blood, take blood, open a vein, leech, phlebotomize.

5. To suffer

   ache, agonize, grieve, be in pain; see mourn 1, suffer 1.

6. To drain

   exhaust, reduce, get rid of, sap; see drain 1, 2, 3.