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leech
1[leech]
noun
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
a person who clings to another for personal gain, especially without giving anything in return, and usually with the implication or effect of exhausting the other's resources; parasite.
Synonyms: , ,Archaic.an instrument used for drawing blood.
verb (used with object)
to apply leeches to, so as to bleed.
to cling to and feed upon or drain, as a leech.
His relatives leeched him until his entire fortune was exhausted.
Archaic.to cure; heal.
verb (used without object)
to hang on to a person in the manner of a leech.
She leeched on to him for dear life.
leech
2[leech]
noun
a physician.
leech
3[leech]
noun
either of the lateral edges of a square sail.
the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
Leech
4[leech]
noun
Margaret, 1893–1974, U.S. historian, novelist, and biographer.
leech
1/ ːʃ /
noun
any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, which have a sucker at each end of the body and feed on the blood or tissues of other animals See also horseleech medicinal leech
a person who clings to or preys on another person
an archaic word for physician
( in combination )
leechcraft
to cling or adhere persistently to something
verb
(tr) to use leeches to suck the blood of (a person), as a method of medical treatment
leech
2/ ːʃ /
noun
nautical the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail or either of the vertical edges of a squaresail
Other 51Թ Forms
- leechlike adjective
- ˈˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of leech1
Origin of leech2
Origin of leech3
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of leech1
Origin of leech2
Example Sentences
"They pushed me over at gunpoint. I spent two days without food or water in the middle of a field in knee-deep water teeming with mosquitoes and leeches," Ms Banu said, wiping away tears.
A trematode has a very specific life cycle, leeching onto three hosts that include a freshwater snail, a fish and then a bird or human who ate the infected fish.
This fear makes evolutionary sense: Parasites aren't technically predators, but they can cause serious harm as they leech off of their hosts.
In “Parasite,” Bong constructs a multilayered question over who the titular leeches are.
The trick to their method: Instead of leeching with an excess of citric acid like conventional methods, they use a relatively small amount.
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