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leech
- pronunciation:
- lich
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any of various primarily aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous worms, one species of which was formerly used medicinally to bleed patients.
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| definition 2: |
someone who clings like a bloodsucker to another person for personal profit.
- similar words:
- parasite
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| related words: |
drone |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
leeched, leeching. leeches |
| definition: |
to attach to and bleed, with or like a leech.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to cling to someone for personal gain.
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