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Leech

noun
/liːtʃ/
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounAn aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
2.nounA person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
3.nounA glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
4.verbTo apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
5.verbTo drain (resources) without giving back.
"Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return."

Synonyms

bloodsuckerparasitespongervampiredrainhirudineanspongephlebotomizebleedminiontadpolefall

Rhymes With

breachreachpeachbeseechdreichspeechscreechoutreach
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